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4-AN ACT concerning education.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
8-2-3.47a, 2-3.170, 10-17a, 10-20.12a, 10-20.17a, 10-20.56,
9-10-22.24b, 10-27.1A, 10-27.1B, 18-8.15, 21B-30, 21B-45,
10-21B-50, 26-2, 27-22.2, and 34-8.05 as follows:
11-(105 ILCS 5/2-3.47a)
12-Sec. 2-3.47a. Strategic plan.
13-(a) The State Board of Education shall develop and
14-maintain a continuing comprehensive strategic plan for
15-elementary and secondary education. The strategic plan shall
16-address how the State Board of Education will focus its
17-efforts to increase equity in all Illinois schools and shall
18-include, without limitation, all of the following topic areas:
19-(1) Service and support to school districts to improve
20-student performance.
21-(2) Programs to improve equitable and strategic
22-resource allocation in all schools.
23-(3) Efforts to enhance the social-emotional well-being
24-of Illinois students.
25-(4) (Blank).
26-(5) (Blank).
3+1 AN ACT concerning education.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
7+5 2-3.47a, 2-3.170, 10-17a, 10-20.12a, 10-20.17a, 10-20.56,
8+6 10-22.24b, 10-27.1A, 10-27.1B, 18-8.15, 21B-30, 21B-45,
9+7 21B-50, 26-2, 27-22.2, and 34-8.05 as follows:
10+8 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.47a)
11+9 Sec. 2-3.47a. Strategic plan.
12+10 (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and
13+11 maintain a continuing comprehensive strategic plan for
14+12 elementary and secondary education. The strategic plan shall
15+13 address how the State Board of Education will focus its
16+14 efforts to increase equity in all Illinois schools and shall
17+15 include, without limitation, all of the following topic areas:
18+16 (1) Service and support to school districts to improve
19+17 student performance.
20+18 (2) Programs to improve equitable and strategic
21+19 resource allocation in all schools.
22+20 (3) Efforts to enhance the social-emotional well-being
23+21 of Illinois students.
24+22 (4) (Blank).
25+23 (5) (Blank).
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34-(7) (Blank).
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37-(10) (Blank).
38-(11) (Blank).
39-(12) (Blank).
40-(13) (Blank).
41-(14) Attraction and retention of diverse and qualified
42-teachers and leaders.
43-(15) (Blank).
44-The State Board of Education shall consult with the
45-educational community, hold public hearings, and receive input
46-from all interested groups in drafting the strategic plan.
47-(b) To meet the requirements of this Section, the State
48-Board of Education shall issue to the Governor and General
49-Assembly a preliminary report within 6 months after the
50-effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
51-Assembly and a final 5-year strategic plan within one year
52-after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
53-General Assembly. Thereafter, the State Board shall annually
54-review the strategic plan and, if necessary, update its
55-contents. The State Board shall provide updates regarding the
56-topic areas contained in the strategic plan and any updates to
57-its contents, if applicable, shall be updated and issued to
58-the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1 of each
59-
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61-year.
62-(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.)
63-(105 ILCS 5/2-3.170)
64-Sec. 2-3.170. Property tax relief pool grants.
65-(a) As used in this Section,
66-"EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined under
67-Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
68-"Property tax multiplier" equals one minus the square of
69-the school district's Local Capacity Percentage, as defined in
70-Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
71-"Local capacity percentage multiplier" means one minus the
72-school district's Local Capacity Percentage, as defined in
73-Section 18-8.15.
74-"State Board" means the State Board of Education.
75-(b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
76-provide grants to eligible school districts that provide tax
77-relief to the school district's residents, which may be no
78-greater than 1% of EAV for a unit district, 0.69% of EAV for an
79-elementary school district, or 0.31% of EAV for a high school
80-district, as provided in this Section.
81-(b-5) School districts may apply for property tax relief
82-under this Section concurrently to setting their levy for the
83-fiscal year. The intended relief may not be greater than 1% of
84-the EAV for a unit district, 0.69% of the EAV for an elementary
85-school district, or 0.31% of the EAV for a high school
86-
87-
88-district, multiplied by the school district's local capacity
89-percentage multiplier. The State Board shall process
90-applications for relief, providing a grant to those districts
91-with the highest adjusted operating tax rate, as determined by
92-those districts with the highest percentage of the simple
93-average adjusted operating tax rate of districts of the same
94-type, either elementary, high school, or unit, first, in an
95-amount equal to the intended relief multiplied by the property
96-tax multiplier. The State Board shall provide grants to school
97-districts in order of priority until the property tax relief
98-pool is exhausted. If more school districts apply for relief
99-under this subsection than there are funds available, the
100-State Board must distribute the grants and prorate any
101-remaining funds to the final school district that qualifies
102-for grant relief. The abatement amount for that district must
103-be equal to the grant amount divided by the property tax
104-multiplier.
105-If a school district receives the State Board's approval
106-of a grant under this Section by March 1 of the fiscal year,
107-the school district shall present a duly authorized and
108-approved abatement resolution by March 30 of the fiscal year
109-to the county clerk of each county in which the school files
110-its levy, authorizing the county clerk to lower the school
111-district's levy by the amount designated in its application to
112-the State Board. When the preceding requisites are satisfied,
113-the county clerk shall reduce the amount collected for the
114-
115-
116-school district by the amount indicated in the school
117-district's abatement resolution for that fiscal year.
118-(c) (Blank).
119-(d) School districts seeking grants under this Section
120-shall apply to the State Board each year. All applications to
121-the State Board for grants shall include the amount of the tax
122-relief intended by the school district.
123-(e) Each year, based on the most recent available data
124-provided by school districts pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of
125-this Code, the State Board shall calculate the order of
126-priority for grant eligibility under subsection (b-5) and
127-publish a list of the school districts eligible for relief.
128-The State Board shall provide grants in the manner provided
129-under subsection (b-5).
130-(f) The State Board shall publish a final list of eligible
131-grant recipients and provide payment of the grants by March 1
132-of each year.
133-(g) If notice of eligibility from the State Board is
134-received by a school district by March 1, then by March 30, the
135-school district shall file an abatement of its property tax
136-levy in an amount equal to the grant received under this
137-Section divided by the property tax multiplier. Payment of all
138-grant amounts shall be made by June 1 each fiscal year. The
139-State Superintendent of Education shall establish the timeline
140-in such cases in which notice cannot be made by March 1.
141-(h) The total property tax relief allowable to a school
142-
143-
144-district under this Section shall be calculated based on the
145-total amount of reduction in the school district's aggregate
146-extension. The total grant shall be equal to the reduction,
147-multiplied by the property tax multiplier. The reduction shall
148-be equal to 1% of a district's EAV for a unit school district,
149-0.69% for an elementary school district, or 0.31% for a high
150-school district, multiplied by the school district's local
151-capacity percentage multiplier.
152-(i) If the State Board does not expend all appropriations
153-allocated pursuant to this Section, then any remaining funds
154-shall be allocated pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
155-(j) The State Board shall prioritize payments under
156-Section 18-8.15 of this Code over payments under this Section,
157-if necessary.
158-(k) Any grants received by a school district shall be
159-included in future calculations of that school district's Base
160-Funding Minimum under Section 18-8.15 of this Code. Beginning
161-with Fiscal Year 2020, if a school district receives a grant
162-under this Section, the school district must present to the
163-county clerk a duly authorized and approved abatement
164-resolution by March 30 for the year in which the school
165-district receives the grant and the successive fiscal year
166-following the receipt of the grant, authorizing the county
167-clerk to lower the school district's levy by the amount
168-designated in its original application to the State Board.
169-After receiving a resolution, the county clerk must reduce the
170-
171-
172-amount collected for the school district by the amount
173-indicated in the school district's abatement resolution for
174-that fiscal year. If a school district does not abate in this
175-amount for the successive fiscal year, the grant amount may
176-not be included in the school district's Base Funding Minimum
177-under Section 18-8.15 in the fiscal year following the tax
178-year in which the abatement is not authorized and in any future
179-fiscal year thereafter, and the county clerk must notify the
180-State Board of the increase no later 30 days after it occurs.
181-(l) In the immediate 2 consecutive tax years following
182-receipt of a Property Tax Pool Relief Grant, the aggregate
183-extension base of any school district receiving a grant under
184-this Section, for purposes of the Property Tax Extension
185-Limitation Law, shall include the tax relief the school
186-district provided in the previous taxable year under this
187-Section.
188-(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-582, eff. 3-23-18;
189-100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff.
190-6-18-20.)
191-(105 ILCS 5/10-17a)
192-Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
193-cards; Expanded High School Snapshot Report.
194-(1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
195-school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
196-Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report
197-
198-
199-card, school district report cards, and school report cards,
200-and shall by the most economical means provide to each school
201-district in this State, including special charter districts
202-and districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the
203-report cards for the school district and each of its schools.
204-Because of the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency
205-during school year 2020-2021, the State Board of Education
206-shall have until December 31, 2021 to prepare and provide the
207-report cards that would otherwise be due by October 31, 2021.
208-During a school year in which the Governor has declared a
209-disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
210-7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the report
211-cards for the school districts and each of its schools shall be
212-prepared by December 31.
213-(2) In addition to any information required by federal
214-law, the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators
215-and presentation of the school report card, which must
216-include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and
217-maintained by the State Board of Education related to the
218-following:
219-(A) school characteristics and student demographics,
220-including average class size, average teaching experience,
221-student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
222-students classified as low-income; the percentage of
223-students classified as English learners, the number of
224-students who graduate from a bilingual or English learner
225-
226-
227-program, and the number of students who graduate from,
228-transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual programs; the
229-percentage of students who have individualized education
230-plans or 504 plans that provide for special education
231-services; the number and the percentage of all students in
232-grades kindergarten through 8, disaggregated by the
233-student students demographics described in this paragraph
234-(A), in each of the following categories: (i) those who
235-have been assessed for placement in a gifted education
236-program or accelerated placement, (ii) those who have
237-enrolled in a gifted education program or in accelerated
238-placement, and (iii) for each of categories (i) and (ii),
239-those who received direct instruction from a teacher who
240-holds a gifted education endorsement; the number and the
241-percentage of all students in grades 9 through 12,
242-disaggregated by the student demographics described in
243-this paragraph (A), who have been enrolled in an advanced
244-academic program; the percentage of students scoring at
245-the "exceeds expectations" level on the assessments
246-required under Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the
247-percentage of students who annually transferred in or out
248-of the school district; average daily attendance; the
249-per-pupil operating expenditure of the school district;
250-and the per-pupil State average operating expenditure for
251-the district type (elementary, high school, or unit);
252-(B) curriculum information, including, where
253-
254-
255-applicable, Advanced Placement, International
256-Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual credit courses,
257-foreign language classes, computer science courses, school
258-personnel resources (including Career Technical Education
259-teachers), before and after school programs,
260-extracurricular activities, subjects in which elective
261-classes are offered, health and wellness initiatives
262-(including the average number of days of Physical
263-Education per week per student), approved programs of
264-study, awards received, community partnerships, and
265-special programs such as programming for the gifted and
266-talented, students with disabilities, and work-study
267-students;
268-(C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
269-percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
270-State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
271-grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who
272-participated in workplace learning experiences, the
273-percentage of students enrolled in post-secondary
274-institutions (including colleges, universities, community
275-colleges, trade/vocational schools, and training programs
276-leading to career certification within 2 semesters of high
277-school graduation), the percentage of students graduating
278-from high school who are college and career ready, the
279-percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
280-colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
281-
282-
283-that the community college, college, or university
284-identifies as a developmental course, and the percentage
285-of students with disabilities under the federal
286-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Article 14
287-of this Code who have fulfilled the minimum State
288-graduation requirements set forth in Section 27-22 of this
289-Code and have been issued a regular high school diploma;
290-(D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
291-percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned
292-5 credits or more without failing more than one core
293-class, a measure of students entering kindergarten ready
294-to learn, a measure of growth, and the percentage of
295-students who enter high school on track for college and
296-career readiness;
297-(E) the school environment, including, where
298-applicable, high school dropout rate by grade level, the
299-percentage of students with less than 10 absences in a
300-school year, the percentage of teachers with less than 10
301-absences in a school year for reasons other than
302-professional development, leaves taken pursuant to the
303-federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
304-disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
305-percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
306-previous year, the number of different principals at the
307-school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
308-a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
309-
310-
311-used by the district to determine whether a student is
312-eligible for participation in a gifted education program
313-or advanced academic program and the manner in which
314-parents and guardians are made aware of the process and
315-criteria, the number of teachers who are National Board
316-Certified Teachers, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 2
317-or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
318-or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
319-Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
320-indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
321-selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
322-2-3.153 of this Code, the combined percentage of teachers
323-rated as proficient or excellent in their most recent
324-evaluation, and, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
325-data on the number of incidents of violence that occurred
326-on school grounds or during school-related activities and
327-that resulted in an out-of-school suspension, expulsion,
328-or removal to an alternative setting, as reported pursuant
329-to Section 2-3.162;
330-(F) a school district's and its individual schools'
331-balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
332-Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
333-(G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
334-State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of
335-the State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the
336-school's employees, which shall be reported to the State
337-
338-
339-Board of Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of
340-the State of Illinois;
341-(H) for a school district organized under Article 34
342-of this Code only, State contributions to the Public
343-School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago
344-and State contributions for health care for employees of
345-that school district;
346-(I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
347-defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
348-18-8.15 of this Code;
349-(J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
350-defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
351-18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
352-(K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
353-paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
354-Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
355-defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
356-18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
357-(L) a school district's administrative costs;
358-(M) whether or not the school has participated in the
359-Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M), "Illinois
360-Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
361-school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
362-information about health and social indicators, including
363-substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
364-grades 8, 10, and 12;
365-
366-
367-(N) whether the school offered its students career and
368-technical education opportunities; and
369-(O) beginning Beginning with the October 2024 report
370-card, the total number of school counselors, school social
371-workers, school nurses, and school psychologists by
372-school, district, and State, the average number of
373-students per school counselor in the school, district, and
374-State, the average number of students per school social
375-worker in the school, district, and State, the average
376-number of students per school nurse in the school,
377-district, and State, and the average number of students
378-per school psychologist in the school, district, and
379-State.
380-The school report card shall also provide information that
381-allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
382-environment data to the State average, to the school data from
383-the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
384-environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
385-enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
386-and English learners.
387-As used in this subsection (2):
388-"Accelerated placement" has the meaning ascribed to that
389-term in Section 14A-17 of this Code.
390-"Administrative costs" means costs associated with
391-executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
392-school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
393-
394-
395-or directing the school district.
396-"Advanced academic program" means a course of study,
397-including, but not limited to, accelerated placement, advanced
398-placement coursework, International Baccalaureate coursework,
399-dual credit, or any course designated as enriched or honors,
400-that a student is enrolled in based on advanced cognitive
401-ability or advanced academic achievement compared to local age
402-peers and in which the curriculum is substantially
403-differentiated from the general curriculum to provide
404-appropriate challenge and pace.
405-"Computer science" means the study of computers and
406-algorithms, including their principles, their hardware and
407-software designs, their implementation, and their impact on
408-society. "Computer science" does not include the study of
409-everyday uses of computers and computer applications, such as
410-keyboarding or accessing the Internet.
411-"Gifted education" means educational services, including
412-differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
413-to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
414-of this Code.
415-For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
416-"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
417-number of attendance days during the previous school year for
418-any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance
419-by Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
420-(2.5) For any school report card prepared after July 1,
421-
422-
423-2025, for all high school graduation completion rates that are
424-reported on the school report card as required under this
425-Section or by any other State or federal law, the State
426-Superintendent of Education shall also report the percentage
427-of students who did not meet the requirements of high school
428-graduation completion for any reason and, of those students,
429-the percentage that are classified as students who fulfill the
430-requirements of Section 14-16 of this Code.
431-The State Superintendent shall ensure that for the
432-2023-2024 school year there is a specific code for districts
433-to report students who fulfill the requirements of Section
434-14-16 of this Code to ensure accurate reporting under this
435-Section.
436-All reporting requirements under this subsection (2.5)
437-shall be included on the school report card where high school
438-graduation completion rates are reported, along with a brief
439-explanation of how fulfilling the requirements of Section
440-14-16 of this Code is different from receiving a regular high
441-school diploma.
442-(3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
443-school district report card shall include a subset of the
444-information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
445-subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information
446-relating to the operating expense per pupil and other finances
447-of the school district, and the State report card shall
448-include a subset of the information identified in paragraphs
449-
450-
451-(A) through (E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this
452-Section. The school district report card shall include the
453-average daily attendance, as that term is defined in
454-subsection (2) of this Section, of students who have
455-individualized education programs and students who have 504
456-plans that provide for special education services within the
457-school district.
458-(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
459-Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
460-State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
461-amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
462-State report card.
463-(5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
464-of the school district and school report cards from the State
465-Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
466-special charter districts and districts subject to the
467-provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
468-regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
469-requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
470-Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
471-site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of
472-general circulation serving the district, and, upon request,
473-send the report cards home to a parent (unless the district
474-does not maintain an Internet web site, in which case the
475-report card shall be sent home to parents without request). If
476-the district posts the report card on its Internet web site,
477-
478-
479-the district shall send a written notice home to parents
480-stating (i) that the report card is available on the web site,
481-(ii) the address of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of
482-the report card will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv)
483-the telephone number that parents may call to request a
484-printed copy of the report card.
485-(6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
486-supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
487-lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
488-Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
489-Public Act 97-8.
490-(7) As used in this subsection (7):
491-"Advanced Advanced-track coursework or programs" means any
492-high school courses, sequence of courses, or class or grouping
493-of students organized to provide more rigorous, enriched,
494-advanced, accelerated, gifted, or above grade-level
495-instruction. This may include, but is not limited to, Advanced
496-Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses,
497-honors, weighted, advanced, or enriched courses, or gifted or
498-accelerated programs, classrooms, or courses.
499-"Course" means any high school class or course offered by
500-a school that is assigned a school course code by the State
501-Board of Education.
502-"High school" means a school that maintains any of grades
503-9 through 12.
504-"English learner coursework or English learner program"
505-
506-
507-means a high school English learner course or program
508-designated to serve English learners, who may be designated as
509-English language learners or limited English proficiency
510-learners.
511-"Standard coursework or programs" means any high school
512-courses or classes other than advanced advanced-track
513-coursework or programs, English learner coursework or
514-programs, or special education coursework or programs.
515-By December October 31, 2027 and by December October 31 of
516-each subsequent year, the State Board of Education, through
517-the State Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a
518-stand-alone report covering all public high schools in this
519-State, to be referred to as the Expanded High School
520-Coursework Snapshot Report. The State Board shall post the
521-Report on the State Board's Internet website. Each school
522-district with a high school enrollment for the reporting year
523-shall include on the school district's Internet website, if
524-the district maintains an Internet website, a hyperlink to the
525-Report on the State Board's Internet website titled "Expanded
526-High School Coursework Snapshot Report". Hyperlinks under this
527-subsection (7) shall be displayed in a manner that is easily
528-accessible to the public.
529-The Expanded High School Coursework Snapshot Report shall
530-include:
531-(A) a listing of all standard coursework or programs
532-that have offered by a high school student enrollment;
533-
534-
535-(B) a listing of all advanced advanced-track
536-coursework or programs that have offered by a high school
537-student enrollment;
538-(C) a listing of all English learner coursework or
539-programs that have high school student enrollment by
540-English learners offered by a high school;
541-(D) a listing of all special education coursework or
542-programs that have high school student enrollment by
543-students with disabilities offered by a high school;
544-(E) data tables and graphs comparing advanced
545-advanced-track coursework or programs enrollment with
546-standard coursework or programs enrollment according to
547-the following parameters:
548-(i) the average years of experience of all
549-teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
550-advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
551-compared with the average years of experience of all
552-teachers in the high school who are assigned to teach
553-standard coursework or programs;
554-(ii) the average years of experience of all
555-teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
556-special education coursework or programs that have
557-high school enrollment by students with disabilities
558-compared with the average years of experience of all
559-teachers in the high school who are not assigned to
560-teach standard coursework or programs that have high
561-
562-
563-school student enrollment by students with
564-disabilities;
565-(iii) the average years of experience of all
566-teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
567-English learner coursework or programs that have high
568-school student enrollment by English learners compared
569-with the average years of experience of all teachers
570-in the high school who are not assigned to teach
571-standard coursework or programs that have high school
572-student enrollment by English learners;
573-(iv) the number of high school teachers who
574-possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
575-higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
576-advanced coursework advanced -track courses or
577-programs compared with the number of teachers who
578-possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
579-higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
580-standard coursework or programs;
581-(v) the number of high school teachers who possess
582-bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or higher
583-doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
584-special education coursework or programs that have
585-high school student enrollment by students with
586-disabilities compared with the number of teachers who
587-possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
588-higher doctorate degrees and who are not assigned to
589-
590-
591-teach standard coursework or programs that have high
592-school student enrollment by students with
593-disabilities;
594-(vi) the number of high school teachers who
595-possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
596-higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
597-English learner coursework or programs that have high
598-school student enrollment by English learners compared
599-with the number of teachers who possess bachelor's
600-degrees, master's degrees, or higher doctorate degrees
601-and who are not assigned to teach standard coursework
602-or programs that have high school student enrollment
603-by English learners;
604-(vii) the average student enrollment and class
605-size of advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
606-offered in a high school compared with the average
607-student enrollment and class size of standard
608-coursework or programs;
609-(viii) the percentages of high school students,
610-delineated by race, gender, and program student group,
611-who are enrolled in advanced advanced-track coursework
612-or programs in a high school compared with the gender
613-of students enrolled in standard coursework or
614-programs;
615-(ix) (blank); the percentages of students
616-delineated by gender who are enrolled in special
617-
618-
619-education coursework or programs in a high school
620-compared with the percentages of students enrolled in
621-standard coursework or programs;
622-(x) (blank); the percentages of students
623-delineated by gender who are enrolled in English
624-learner coursework or programs in a high school
625-compared with the gender of students enrolled in
626-standard coursework or programs;
627-(xi) (blank); the percentages of high school
628-students in each individual race and ethnicity
629-category, as defined in the most recent federal
630-decennial census, who are enrolled in advanced-track
631-coursework or programs compared with the percentages
632-of students in each individual race and ethnicity
633-category enrolled in standard coursework or programs;
634-(xii) (blank); the percentages of high school
635-students in each of the race and ethnicity categories,
636-as defined in the most recent federal decennial
637-census, who are enrolled in special education
638-coursework or programs compared with the percentages
639-of students in each of the race and ethnicity
640-categories who are enrolled in standard coursework or
641-programs;
642-(xiii) (blank); the percentages of high school
643-students in each of the race and ethnicity categories,
644-as defined in the most recent federal decennial
645-
646-
647-census, who are enrolled in English learner coursework
648-or programs in a high school compared with the
649-percentages of high school students in each of the
650-race and ethnicity categories who are enrolled in
651-standard coursework or programs;
652-(xiv) the percentage of high school students, by
653-race, gender, and program student group, who earn
654-reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or
655-higher on a grade A through F scale) in one or more
656-advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
657-compared with the percentage of high school students,
658-by race, gender, and program student group, who earn
659-proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
660-grade A through F scale) in one or more standard
661-coursework or programs;
662-(xv) (blank); the percentage of high school
663-students who reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C
664-grade or higher on a grade A through F scale) in
665-special education coursework or programs compared with
666-the percentage of high school students who earn
667-proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
668-grade A through F scale) in standard coursework or
669-programs; and
670-(xvi) (blank); and the percentage of high school
671-students who reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C
672-grade or higher on a grade A through F scale) in
673-
674-
675-English learner coursework or programs compared with
676-the percentage of high school students who earn
677-proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
678-grade A through F scale) in standard coursework or
679-programs; and
680-(F) data tables and graphs for each race and ethnicity
681-category, as defined in the most recent federal decennial
682-census, and gender category, as defined in the most recent
683-federal decennial census, describing:
684-(i) the total student number and student
685-percentage for of Advanced Placement courses taken by
686-race and ethnicity category and gender category, as
687-defined in the most recent federal decennial census;
688-(ii) the total student number and student
689-percentage for of International Baccalaureate courses
690-taken by race and ethnicity category and gender
691-category, as defined in the most recent federal
692-decennial census;
693-(iii) (blank); for each race and ethnicity
694-category and gender category, as defined in the most
695-recent federal decennial census, the percentage of
696-high school students enrolled in Advanced Placement
697-courses;
698-(iv) (blank); and for each race and ethnicity
699-category and gender category, as defined in the most
700-recent federal decennial census, the percentage of
701-
702-
703-high school students enrolled in International
704-Baccalaureate courses; and
705-(v) for each race and ethnicity category, as
706-defined in the most recent federal decennial census,
707-the total student number and student percentage of
708-high school students who earn a score of 3 or higher on
709-the Advanced Placement exam associated with an
710-Advanced Placement course.
711-For data on teacher experience and education under this
712-subsection (7), a teacher who teaches a combination of courses
713-designated as advanced advanced-track coursework or programs,
714-courses or programs that have high school student enrollment
715-by English learners learner coursework or programs, or
716-standard coursework or programs shall be included in all
717-relevant categories and the teacher's level of experience
718-shall be added to the categories.
719-(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-294, eff. 1-1-22;
720-102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-594, eff.
721-7-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-116, eff. 6-30-23; 103-263,
722-eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff, 1-1-24; 103-503, eff. 1-1-24;
723-revised 9-12-23.)
724-(105 ILCS 5/10-20.12a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12a)
725-Sec. 10-20.12a. Tuition for non-resident pupils.
726-(a) To charge non-resident pupils who attend the schools
727-of the district tuition in an amount not exceeding 110% of the
728-
729-
730-per capita cost of maintaining the schools of the district for
731-the preceding school year.
732-Such per capita cost shall be computed by dividing the
733-total cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the
734-district by the average daily attendance, including tuition
735-pupils. Depreciation on the buildings and equipment of the
736-schools of the district, and the amount of annual depreciation
737-on such buildings and equipment shall be dependent upon the
738-useful life of such property.
739-The tuition charged shall in no case exceed 110% of the per
740-capita cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the
741-district attended, as determined with reference to the most
742-recent audit prepared under Section 3-7 which is available at
743-the commencement of the current school year. Non-resident
744-pupils attending the schools of the district for less than the
745-school term shall have their tuition apportioned, however
746-pupils who become non-resident during a school term shall not
747-be charged tuition for the remainder of the school term in
748-which they became non-resident pupils.
749-Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a school
750-district may adopt a policy to waive tuition costs for a
751-non-resident pupil who if the pupil is the a child of a
752-district employee if the district adopts a policy approving
753-such waiver. For purposes of this paragraph, "child" means a
754-district employee's child who is a biological child, adopted
755-child, foster child, stepchild, or a child for which the
756-
757-
758-employee serves as a legal guardian.
759-(b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties involved and
760-where the educational services are not otherwise provided for,
761-educational services for an Illinois student under the age of
762-21 (and not eligible for services pursuant to Article 14 of
763-this Code) in any residential program shall be provided by the
764-district in which the facility is located and financed as
765-follows. The cost of educational services shall be paid by the
766-district in which the student resides in an amount equal to the
767-cost of providing educational services in the residential
768-facility. Payments shall be made by the district of the
769-student's residence and shall be made to the district wherein
770-the facility is located no less than once per month unless
771-otherwise agreed to by the parties.
772-The funding provision of this subsection (b) applies to
773-all Illinois students under the age of 21 (and not eligible for
774-services pursuant to Article 14 of this Code) receiving
775-educational services in residential facilities, irrespective
776-of whether the student was placed therein pursuant to this
777-Code or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or by an Illinois public
778-agency or a court. The changes to this subsection (b) made by
779-this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to all
780-placements in effect on July 1, 2007 and all placements
781-thereafter. For purposes of this subsection (b), a student's
782-district of residence shall be determined in accordance with
783-subsection (a) of Section 10-20.12b of this Code. The
784-
785-
786-placement of a student in a residential facility shall not
787-affect the residency of the student. When a dispute arises
788-over the determination of the district of residence under this
789-subsection (b), any person or entity, including without
790-limitation a school district or residential facility, may make
791-a written request for a residency decision to the State
792-Superintendent of Education, who, upon review of materials
793-submitted and any other items or information he or she may
794-request for submission, shall issue his or her decision in
795-writing. The decision of the State Superintendent of Education
796-is final.
797-(Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23.)
798-(105 ILCS 5/10-20.17a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.17a)
799-Sec. 10-20.17a. Hazardous materials training. To enhance
800-the safety of pupils and staff by providing in-service
801-training programs on the safe handling and use of hazardous or
802-toxic materials for personnel in the district who work with
803-such materials on a regular basis. Such programs may shall be
804-identified approved by the State Board of Education, in
805-consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health,
806-for use by school boards in implementing this Section.
807-(Source: P.A. 84-1294.)
808-(105 ILCS 5/10-20.56)
809-Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
810-
811-
812-(a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
813-maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program
814-for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described
815-in this Section. School districts may utilize a program
816-approved under this Section for use during remote learning
817-days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or
818-34-18.66.
819-(b) The school board of a school district may, by
820-resolution, adopt a research-based program or research-based
821-programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit
822-student instruction to be received electronically while
823-students are not physically present in lieu of the district's
824-scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this
825-Code or because a school was selected to be a polling place
826-under Section 11-4.1 of the Election Code. The research-based
827-program or programs may not exceed the minimum number of
828-emergency days in the approved school calendar and must be
829-verified annually by the regional office of education or
830-intermediate service center for the school district before the
831-implementation of any e-learning days in that school year on
832-or before September 1st annually to ensure access for all
833-students. The regional office of education or intermediate
834-service center shall ensure that the specific needs of all
835-students are met, including special education students and
836-English learners, and that all mandates are still met using
837-the proposed research-based program. The e-learning program
838-
839-
840-may utilize the Internet, telephones, texts, chat rooms, or
841-other similar means of electronic communication for
842-instruction and interaction between teachers and students that
843-meet the needs of all learners. The e-learning program shall
844-address the school district's responsibility to ensure that
845-all teachers and staff who may be involved in the provision of
846-e-learning have access to any and all hardware and software
847-that may be required for the program. If a proposed program
848-does not address this responsibility, the school district must
849-propose an alternate program.
850-(c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school
851-board must hold a public hearing on a school district's
852-initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of
853-such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school
854-board, in which the terms of the proposal must be
855-substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public
856-comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must
857-be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by:
858-(1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
859-in the school district;
860-(2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
861-parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the
862-school district; and
863-(3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
864-exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
865-district employees and all those employees not in a
866-
867-
868-collective bargaining unit.
869-(d) The regional office of education or intermediate
870-service center for the school district must timely verify that
871-a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements
872-specified in this Section and that the proposal contains
873-provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish
874-the following:
875-(1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
876-instruction or school work, as required under Section
877-10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning
878-day;
879-(2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
880-remote facility for all students participating, including
881-computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
882-communication that must be utilized in the proposed
883-program;
884-(2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made
885-available to students participating in the program who do
886-not have access to the required technology or to
887-participating teachers or students who are prevented from
888-accessing the required technology;
889-(3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
890-students with special needs;
891-(4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
892-participation;
893-(5) to address the extent to which student
894-
895-
896-participation is within the student's control as to the
897-time, pace, and means of learning;
898-(6) to provide effective notice to students and their
899-parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
900-e-learning;
901-(7) to provide staff and students with adequate
902-training for e-learning days' participation;
903-(8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
904-bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
905-district's employees that would be legally required,
906-including all classifications of school district employees
907-who are represented by collective bargaining agreements
908-and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning
909-day;
910-(9) to review and revise the program as implemented to
911-address difficulties confronted; and
912-(10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general
913-expectations and responsibilities of the program is
914-communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30
915-days prior to utilizing an e-learning day in a school
916-year.
917-The school board's approval of a school district's initial
918-e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall
919-be for a term of 3 school years, beginning with the first
920-school year in which the program was approved and verified by
921-the regional office of education or intermediate service
922-
923-
924-center for the school district.
925-(d-5) A school district shall pay to its contractors who
926-provide educational support services to the district,
927-including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, or
928-food service providers, their daily, regular rate of pay or
929-billings rendered for any e-learning day that is used because
930-a school was selected to be a polling place under Section
931-11-4.1 of the Election Code, except that this requirement does
932-not apply to contractors who are paid under contracts that are
933-entered into, amended, or renewed on or after March 15, 2022 or
934-to contracts that otherwise address compensation for such
935-e-learning days.
936-(d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who
937-provide educational support services to the district,
938-including, but not limited to, custodial employees, building
939-maintenance employees, transportation employees, food service
940-providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff,
941-their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any
942-school closure or e-learning day if the closure precludes them
943-from performing their regularly scheduled duties and the
944-employee would have reported for work but for the closure,
945-except this requirement does not apply if the day is
946-rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
947-rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
948-are rendered.
949-(d-15) A school district shall make full payment that
950-
951-
952-would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide
953-educational support services to the district, including, but
954-not limited to, custodial, building maintenance,
955-transportation, food service providers, classroom assistants,
956-or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and
957-benefits rendered for any school closure or e-learning day if
958-any closure precludes them from performing their regularly
959-scheduled duties and employees would have reported for work
960-but for the closure. The employees who provide the support
961-services covered by such contracts shall be paid their daily
962-bid package rates and benefits as defined by their local
963-operating agreements or collective bargaining agreements,
964-except this requirement does not apply if the day is
965-rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
966-rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
967-are rendered.
968-(d-20) A school district shall make full payment or
969-reimbursement to an employee or contractor as specified in
970-subsection (d-10) or (d-15) of this Section for any school
971-closure or e-learning day in the 2021-2022 school year that
972-occurred prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
973-the 102nd General Assembly if the employee or contractor did
974-not receive pay or was required to use earned paid time off,
975-except this requirement does not apply if the day is
976-rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
977-rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
978-
979-
980-are rendered.
981-(e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
982-consistent with the provision of this Section.
983-(f) For purposes of subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20)
984-of this Section:
985-"Employee" means anyone employed by a school district on
986-or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
987-General Assembly.
988-"School district" includes charter schools established
989-under Article 27A of this Code, but does not include the
990-Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
991-(Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
992-102-584, eff. 6-1-22; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22.)
993-(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b)
994-(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-542)
995-Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
996-counseling services in public schools may be provided by
997-school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code
998-or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License
999-with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of
1000-school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
1001-School counseling services may include, but are not
1002-limited to:
1003-(1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school
1004-counseling program through a standards-based,
1005-
1006-
1007-data-informed program that promotes student achievement
1008-and wellness;
1009-(2) (blank); incorporating the common core language
1010-into the school counselor's work and role;
1011-(3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
1012-professionals who act sensitively to promote social
1013-justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
1014-(4) providing individual and group counseling;
1015-(5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves
1016-all students and addresses the knowledge and skills
1017-appropriate to their developmental level through a
1018-collaborative model of delivery involving the school
1019-counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate
1020-education professionals, and including prevention and
1021-pre-referral activities;
1022-(6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
1023-offices or outside agencies;
1024-(7) providing college and career development
1025-activities and counseling;
1026-(8) developing individual career plans with students,
1027-which includes planning for post-secondary education, as
1028-appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career
1029-and technical education coursework in high school as
1030-described in paragraph (55);
1031-(9) assisting all students with a college or
1032-post-secondary education plan, which must include a
1033-
1034-
1035-discussion on all post-secondary education options,
1036-including 4-year colleges or universities, community
1037-colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning
1038-for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging
1039-in related and relevant career and technical education
1040-coursework in high school as described in paragraph (55);
1041-(10) (blank); intentionally addressing the career and
1042-college needs of first generation students;
1043-(11) educating all students on scholarships, financial
1044-aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for
1045-Federal Student Aid;
1046-(12) collaborating with institutions of higher
1047-education and local community colleges so that students
1048-understand post-secondary education options and are ready
1049-to transition successfully;
1050-(13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to
1051-the development of a specific crisis plan within the
1052-school setting in collaboration with multiple
1053-stakeholders;
1054-(14) providing educational opportunities for educating
1055-students, teachers, and parents on mental health anxiety,
1056-depression, cutting, and suicide issues and intervening
1057-with students who present with these issues;
1058-(15) providing counseling and other resources to
1059-students who are in crisis;
1060-(16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
1061-
1062-
1063-limit access providing resources for those students who do
1064-not have access to mental health services;
1065-(17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
1066-all students;
1067-(18) teaching communication skills and helping
1068-students develop positive relationships;
1069-(19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with
1070-all students to promote wellness;
1071-(20) working to address addressing the needs of all
1072-undocumented students with regard to citizenship status in
1073-the school, as well as students who are legally in the
1074-United States, but whose parents are undocumented;
1075-(21) (blank); contributing to a student's functional
1076-behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the
1077-development of non-aversive behavioral intervention
1078-strategies;
1079-(22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college
1080-and career supports to all students irrespective of
1081-special education or Section 504 status (i) assisting
1082-students in need of special education services by
1083-implementing the academic supports and social-emotional
1084-and college or career development counseling services or
1085-interventions per a student's individualized education
1086-program (IEP); (ii) participating in or contributing to a
1087-student's IEP and completing a social-developmental
1088-history; or (iii) providing services to a student with a
1089-
1090-
1091-disability under the student's IEP or federal Section 504
1092-plan, as recommended by the student's IEP team or Section
1093-504 plan team and in compliance with federal and State
1094-laws and rules governing the provision of educational and
1095-related services and school-based accommodations to
1096-students with disabilities and the qualifications of
1097-school personnel to provide such services and
1098-accommodations;
1099-(23) assisting students in goal setting and success
1100-skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test
1101-preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards
1102-the development of a personal educational plan with each
1103-student;
1104-(24) (blank); educating students on dual credit and
1105-learning opportunities on the Internet;
1106-(25) providing information for all students in the
1107-selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary
1108-education opportunities toward a successful career;
1109-(26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding
1110-students in appropriate directions;
1111-(27) (blank); counseling with students, families, and
1112-teachers, in compliance with federal and State laws;
1113-(28) providing families with opportunities for
1114-education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the
1115-student's educational assessment;
1116-(29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
1117-
1118-
1119-other school personnel regarding behavior management and
1120-intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
1121-(30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
1122-businesses, and community organizations to support student
1123-achievement and social-emotional learning standards for
1124-all students;
1125-(31) developing and implementing school-based
1126-prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
1127-mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and
1128-emotional education programs and services, and
1129-establishing and implementing bullying prevention and
1130-intervention programs;
1131-(32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
1132-instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and
1133-intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and
1134-interpreting data;
1135-(33) participating on school and district committees
1136-to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as
1137-establishing a school counseling advisory council that
1138-includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to
1139-review and advise on the implementation of the school
1140-counseling program;
1141-(34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
1142-and community resources and building relationships with
1143-important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,
1144-teachers, and board members;
1145-
1146-
1147-(35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
1148-in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the
1149-Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family
1150-Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health
1151-Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
1152-(36) presenting an annual agreement to the
1153-administration, including a formal discussion of the
1154-alignment of school and school counseling program missions
1155-and goals and detailing specific school counselor
1156-responsibilities;
1157-(37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive
1158-measures of success for student competencies in each of
1159-the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and
1160-college and career learning based on planned and periodic
1161-assessment of the comprehensive developmental school
1162-counseling program;
1163-(38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
1164-Systems of Support Response to Intervention (RtI) and
1165-other school initiatives;
1166-(39) conducting observations and participating in
1167-recommendations or interventions regarding the placement
1168-of children in educational programs or special education
1169-classes;
1170-(40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
1171-program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,
1172-and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing
1173-
1174-
1175-strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
1176-(41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
1177-competency assessments;
1178-(42) following American School Counselor Association
1179-Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate
1180-high standards of integrity, leadership, and
1181-professionalism;
1182-(43) using student competencies to assess student
1183-growth and development to inform decisions regarding
1184-strategies, activities, and services that help students
1185-achieve the highest academic level possible knowing and
1186-embracing common core standards by using common core
1187-language;
1188-(44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
1189-counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies
1190-within the role of the school counselor, including the
1191-practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,
1192-knowledge, and skills;
1193-(45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
1194-presented in the State Board of Education standards,
1195-across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways
1196-that empower and enable students to achieve academic
1197-success across all grade levels;
1198-(46) providing services only in areas in which the
1199-school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as
1200-well as only providing counseling or consulting services
1201-
1202-
1203-within his or her employment to any student in the
1204-district or districts which employ such school counselor,
1205-in accordance with professional ethics;
1206-(47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge
1207-and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns
1208-enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs
1209-that meet the standards established by the State Board of
1210-Education;
1211-(48) being involved with State and national
1212-professional associations;
1213-(49) participating, at least once every 2 years, in an
1214-in-service training program for school counselors
1215-conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and sexual
1216-violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth,
1217-which shall include training concerning (i) communicating
1218-with and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual
1219-violence and expectant and parenting youth, (ii)
1220-connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual violence
1221-and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate in-school
1222-services and other agencies, programs, and services as
1223-needed, and (iii) implementing the school district's
1224-policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to such
1225-youth, including confidentiality; at a minimum, school
1226-personnel must be trained to understand, provide
1227-information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
1228-to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
1229-
1230-
1231-domestic or sexual violence;
1232-(50) participating, at least every 2 years, in an
1233-in-service training program for school counselors
1234-conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic
1235-reactions and management;
1236-(51) participating, at least once every 2 years, in an
1237-in-service training on educator ethics, teacher-student
1238-conduct, and school employee-student conduct for all
1239-personnel;
1240-(52) participating, in addition to other topics at
1241-in-service training programs, in training to identify the
1242-warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in
1243-adolescents and teenagers and learning appropriate
1244-intervention and referral techniques;
1245-(53) (blank); obtaining training to have a basic
1246-knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
1247-syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
1248-causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
1249-preventing its transmission, and the availability of
1250-appropriate sources of counseling and referral and any
1251-other information that may be appropriate considering the
1252-age and grade level of the pupils; the school board shall
1253-supervise such training and the State Board of Education
1254-and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop
1255-standards for such training;
1256-(54) (blank); and participating in mandates from the
1257-
1258-
1259-State Board of Education for bullying education and
1260-social-emotional literacy; and
1261-(55) promoting career and technical education by
1262-assisting each student to determine an appropriate
1263-postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,
1264-strengths, and goals and assisting the student to
1265-implement the best practices that improve career or
1266-workforce readiness after high school.
1267-School districts may employ a sufficient number of school
1268-counselors to maintain the national and State recommended
1269-student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have
1270-school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in
1271-direct contact with students.
1272-Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
1273-professionals, including other endorsed school support
1274-personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
1275-(Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
1276-(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542)
1277-Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
1278-counseling services in public schools may be provided by
1279-school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code
1280-or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License
1281-with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of
1282-school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
1283-School counseling services may include, but are not
1284-
1285-
1286-limited to:
1287-(1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school
1288-counseling program through a standards-based,
1289-data-informed program that promotes student achievement
1290-and wellness;
1291-(2) (blank); incorporating the common core language
1292-into the school counselor's work and role;
1293-(3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
1294-professionals who act sensitively to promote social
1295-justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
1296-(4) providing individual and group counseling;
1297-(5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves
1298-all students and addresses the knowledge and skills
1299-appropriate to their developmental level through a
1300-collaborative model of delivery involving the school
1301-counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate
1302-education professionals, and including prevention and
1303-pre-referral activities;
1304-(6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
1305-offices or outside agencies;
1306-(7) providing college and career development
1307-activities and counseling;
1308-(8) developing individual career plans with students,
1309-which includes planning for post-secondary education, as
1310-appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career
1311-and technical education coursework in high school as
1312-
1313-
1314-described in paragraph (55);
1315-(9) assisting all students with a college or
1316-post-secondary education plan, which must include a
1317-discussion on all post-secondary education options,
1318-including 4-year colleges or universities, community
1319-colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning
1320-for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging
1321-in related and relevant career and technical education
1322-coursework in high school as described in paragraph (55);
1323-(10) (blank); intentionally addressing the career and
1324-college needs of first generation students;
1325-(11) educating all students on scholarships, financial
1326-aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for
1327-Federal Student Aid;
1328-(12) collaborating with institutions of higher
1329-education and local community colleges so that students
1330-understand post-secondary education options and are ready
1331-to transition successfully;
1332-(13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to
1333-the development of a specific crisis plan within the
1334-school setting in collaboration with multiple
1335-stakeholders;
1336-(14) providing educational opportunities for educating
1337-students, teachers, and parents on mental health anxiety,
1338-depression, cutting, and suicide issues and intervening
1339-with students who present with these issues;
1340-
1341-
1342-(15) providing counseling and other resources to
1343-students who are in crisis;
1344-(16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
1345-limit access providing resources for those students who do
1346-not have access to mental health services;
1347-(17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
1348-all students;
1349-(18) teaching communication skills and helping
1350-students develop positive relationships;
1351-(19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with
1352-all students to promote wellness;
1353-(20) working to address addressing the needs of all
1354-undocumented students with regard to citizenship status in
1355-the school, as well as students who are legally in the
1356-United States, but whose parents are undocumented;
1357-(21) (blank); contributing to a student's functional
1358-behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the
1359-development of non-aversive behavioral intervention
1360-strategies;
1361-(22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college
1362-and career supports to all students irrespective of
1363-special education or Section 504 status; (i) assisting
1364-students in need of special education services by
1365-implementing the academic supports and social-emotional
1366-and college or career development counseling services or
1367-interventions per a student's individualized education
1368-
1369-
1370-program (IEP); (ii) participating in or contributing to a
1371-student's IEP and completing a social-developmental
1372-history; or (iii) providing services to a student with a
1373-disability under the student's IEP or federal Section 504
1374-plan, as recommended by the student's IEP team or Section
1375-504 plan team and in compliance with federal and State
1376-laws and rules governing the provision of educational and
1377-related services and school-based accommodations to
1378-students with disabilities and the qualifications of
1379-school personnel to provide such services and
1380-accommodations;
1381-(23) assisting students in goal setting and success
1382-skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test
1383-preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards
1384-the development of a personal educational plan with each
1385-student;
1386-(24) (blank); educating students on dual credit and
1387-learning opportunities on the Internet;
1388-(25) providing information for all students in the
1389-selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary
1390-education opportunities toward a successful career;
1391-(26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding
1392-students in appropriate directions;
1393-(27) (blank); counseling with students, families, and
1394-teachers, in compliance with federal and State laws;
1395-(28) providing families with opportunities for
1396-
1397-
1398-education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the
1399-student's educational assessment;
1400-(29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
1401-other school personnel regarding behavior management and
1402-intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
1403-(30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
1404-businesses, and community organizations to support student
1405-achievement and social-emotional learning standards for
1406-all students;
1407-(31) developing and implementing school-based
1408-prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
1409-mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and
1410-emotional education programs and services, and
1411-establishing and implementing bullying prevention and
1412-intervention programs;
1413-(32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
1414-instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and
1415-intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and
1416-interpreting data;
1417-(33) participating on school and district committees
1418-to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as
1419-establishing a school counseling advisory council that
1420-includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to
1421-review and advise on the implementation of the school
1422-counseling program;
1423-(34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
1424-
1425-
1426-and community resources and building relationships with
1427-important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,
1428-teachers, and board members;
1429-(35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
1430-in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the
1431-Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family
1432-Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health
1433-Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
1434-(36) presenting an annual agreement to the
1435-administration, including a formal discussion of the
1436-alignment of school and school counseling program missions
1437-and goals and detailing specific school counselor
1438-responsibilities;
1439-(37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive
1440-measures of success for student competencies in each of
1441-the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and
1442-college and career learning based on planned and periodic
1443-assessment of the comprehensive developmental school
1444-counseling program;
1445-(38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
1446-Systems of Support Response to Intervention (RtI) and
1447-other school initiatives;
1448-(39) conducting observations and participating in
1449-recommendations or interventions regarding the placement
1450-of children in educational programs or special education
1451-classes;
1452-
1453-
1454-(40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
1455-program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,
1456-and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing
1457-strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
1458-(41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
1459-competency assessments;
1460-(42) following American School Counselor Association
1461-Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate
1462-high standards of integrity, leadership, and
1463-professionalism;
1464-(43) using student competencies to assess student
1465-growth and development to inform decisions regarding
1466-strategies, activities, and services that help students
1467-achieve the highest academic level possible knowing and
1468-embracing common core standards by using common core
1469-language;
1470-(44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
1471-counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies
1472-within the role of the school counselor, including the
1473-practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,
1474-knowledge, and skills;
1475-(45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
1476-presented in the State Board of Education standards,
1477-across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways
1478-that empower and enable students to achieve academic
1479-success across all grade levels;
1480-
1481-
1482-(46) providing services only in areas in which the
1483-school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as
1484-well as only providing counseling or consulting services
1485-within his or her employment to any student in the
1486-district or districts which employ such school counselor,
1487-in accordance with professional ethics;
1488-(47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge
1489-and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns
1490-enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs
1491-that meet the standards established by the State Board of
1492-Education;
1493-(48) being involved with State and national
1494-professional associations;
1495-(49) complete the required training as outlined in
1496-Section 10-22.39;
1497-(50) (blank);
1498-(51) (blank);
1499-(52) (blank);
1500-(53) (blank);
1501-(54) (blank); and participating in mandates from the
1502-State Board of Education for bullying education and
1503-social-emotional literacy; and
1504-(55) promoting career and technical education by
1505-assisting each student to determine an appropriate
1506-postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,
1507-strengths, and goals and assisting the student to
1508-
1509-
1510-implement the best practices that improve career or
1511-workforce readiness after high school.
1512-School districts may employ a sufficient number of school
1513-counselors to maintain the national and State recommended
1514-student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have
1515-school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in
1516-direct contact with students.
1517-Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
1518-professionals, including other endorsed school support
1519-personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
1520-(Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
1521-103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for
1522-effective date of P.A. 103-542.)
1523-(105 ILCS 5/10-27.1A)
1524-Sec. 10-27.1A. Firearms in schools.
1525-(a) All school officials, including teachers, school
1526-counselors, and support staff, shall immediately notify the
1527-office of the principal in the event that they observe any
1528-person in possession of a firearm on school grounds; provided
1529-that taking such immediate action to notify the office of the
1530-principal would not immediately endanger the health, safety,
1531-or welfare of students who are under the direct supervision of
1532-the school official or the school official. If the health,
1533-safety, or welfare of students under the direct supervision of
1534-the school official or of the school official is immediately
1535-
1536-
1537-endangered, the school official shall notify the office of the
1538-principal as soon as the students under his or her supervision
1539-and he or she are no longer under immediate danger. A report is
1540-not required by this Section when the school official knows
1541-that the person in possession of the firearm is a law
1542-enforcement official engaged in the conduct of his or her
1543-official duties. Any school official acting in good faith who
1544-makes such a report under this Section shall have immunity
1545-from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be
1546-incurred as a result of making the report. The identity of the
1547-school official making such report shall not be disclosed
1548-except as expressly and specifically authorized by law.
1549-Knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this Section is
1550-a petty offense. A second or subsequent offense is a Class C
1551-misdemeanor.
1552-(b) Upon receiving a report from any school official
1553-pursuant to this Section, or from any other person, the
1554-principal or his or her designee shall immediately notify a
1555-local law enforcement agency. If the person found to be in
1556-possession of a firearm on school grounds is a student, the
1557-principal or his or her designee shall also immediately notify
1558-that student's parent or guardian. Any principal or his or her
1559-designee acting in good faith who makes such reports under
1560-this Section shall have immunity from any civil or criminal
1561-liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a
1562-result of making the reports. Knowingly and willfully failing
1563-
1564-
1565-to comply with this Section is a petty offense. A second or
1566-subsequent offense is a Class C misdemeanor. If the person
1567-found to be in possession of the firearm on school grounds is a
1568-minor, the law enforcement agency shall detain that minor
1569-until such time as the agency makes a determination pursuant
1570-to clause (a) of subsection (1) of Section 5-401 of the
1571-Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as to whether the agency
1572-reasonably believes that the minor is delinquent. If the law
1573-enforcement agency determines that probable cause exists to
1574-believe that the minor committed a violation of item (4) of
1575-subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
1576-while on school grounds, the agency shall detain the minor for
1577-processing pursuant to Section 5-407 of the Juvenile Court Act
1578-of 1987.
1579-(c) Upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal
1580-report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident
1581-involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or leased
1582-property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or used by
1583-the school for the transport of students or school personnel,
1584-the superintendent or his or her designee shall report all
1585-such firearm-related incidents occurring in a school or on
1586-school property to the local law enforcement authorities
1587-immediately, who shall report to the Illinois State Police in
1588-a form, manner, and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois
1589-State Police.
1590-The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
1591-
1592-
1593-statistical compilation and related data associated with
1594-incidents involving firearms in schools from the Illinois
1595-State Police. The State Board of Education shall compile this
1596-information by school district and make it available to the
1597-public.
1598-(c-5) Schools shall report any written, electronic, or
1599-verbal report of a verified incident involving a firearm made
1600-under subsection (c) to the State Board of Education through
1601-existing school incident reporting systems as they occur
1602-during the year by no later than July 31 for the previous
1603-school year. The State Board of Education shall report data by
1604-school district, as collected from school districts, and make
1605-it available to the public via its website. The local law
1606-enforcement authority shall, by March 1 of each year, report
1607-the required data from the previous year to the Illinois State
1608-Police's Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which shall
1609-be included in its annual Crime in Illinois report.
1610-(d) As used in this Section, the term "firearm" shall have
1611-the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
1612-Identification Card Act.
1613-As used in this Section, the term "school" means any
1614-public or private elementary or secondary school.
1615-As used in this Section, the term "school grounds"
1616-includes the real property comprising any school, any
1617-conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to
1618-transport students to or from school or a school-related
1619-
1620-
1621-activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
1622-property comprising any school.
1623-(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
1624-102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23.)
1625-(105 ILCS 5/10-27.1B)
1626-Sec. 10-27.1B. Reporting drug-related incidents in
1627-schools.
1628-(a) In this Section:
1629-"Drug" means "cannabis" as defined under subsection (a) of
1630-Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act, "narcotic drug" as
1631-defined under subsection (aa) of Section 102 of the Illinois
1632-Controlled Substances Act, or "methamphetamine" as defined
1633-under Section 10 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
1634-Protection Act.
1635-"School" means any public or private elementary or
1636-secondary school.
1637-(b) Upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal
1638-report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident
1639-involving drugs in a school or on school owned or leased
1640-property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or used by
1641-the school for the transport of students or school personnel,
1642-the superintendent or his or her designee, or other
1643-appropriate administrative officer for a private school, shall
1644-report all such drug-related incidents occurring in a school
1645-or on school property to the local law enforcement authorities
1646-
1647-
1648-immediately and to the Illinois State Police in a form,
1649-manner, and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois State
1650-Police.
1651-(c) (Blank). The State Board of Education shall receive an
1652-annual statistical compilation and related data associated
1653-with drug-related incidents in schools from the Illinois State
1654-Police. The State Board of Education shall compile this
1655-information by school district and make it available to the
1656-public.
1657-(d) Schools shall report any written, electronic, or
1658-verbal report of an incident involving drugs made under
1659-subsection (b) to the State Board of Education through
1660-existing school incident reporting systems as they occur
1661-during the year by no later than July 31 for the previous
1662-school year. The State Board of Education shall report data by
1663-school district, as collected from school districts, and make
1664-it available to the public via its website. The local law
1665-enforcement authority shall, by March 1 of each year, report
1666-the required data from the previous year to the Illinois State
1667-Police's Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which shall
1668-be included in its annual Crime in Illinois report.
1669-(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
1670-(105 ILCS 5/18-8.15)
1671-Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success
1672-for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
1673-
1674-
1675-(a) General provisions.
1676-(1) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that, by
1677-June 30, 2027 and beyond, this State has a kindergarten
1678-through grade 12 public education system with the capacity
1679-to ensure the educational development of all persons to
1680-the limits of their capacities in accordance with Section
1681-1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of
1682-Illinois. To accomplish that objective, this Section
1683-creates a method of funding public education that is
1684-evidence-based; is sufficient to ensure every student
1685-receives a meaningful opportunity to learn irrespective of
1686-race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or
1687-community-income level; and is sustainable and
1688-predictable. When fully funded under this Section, every
1689-school shall have the resources, based on what the
1690-evidence indicates is needed, to:
1691-(A) provide all students with a high quality
1692-education that offers the academic, enrichment, social
1693-and emotional support, technical, and career-focused
1694-programs that will allow them to become competitive
1695-workers, responsible parents, productive citizens of
1696-this State, and active members of our national
1697-democracy;
1698-(B) ensure all students receive the education they
1699-need to graduate from high school with the skills
1700-required to pursue post-secondary education and
1701-
1702-
1703-training for a rewarding career;
1704-(C) reduce, with a goal of eliminating, the
1705-achievement gap between at-risk and non-at-risk
1706-students by raising the performance of at-risk
1707-students and not by reducing standards; and
1708-(D) ensure this State satisfies its obligation to
1709-assume the primary responsibility to fund public
1710-education and simultaneously relieve the
1711-disproportionate burden placed on local property taxes
1712-to fund schools.
1713-(2) The Evidence-Based Funding formula under this
1714-Section shall be applied to all Organizational Units in
1715-this State. The Evidence-Based Funding formula outlined in
1716-this Act is based on the formula outlined in Senate Bill 1
1717-of the 100th General Assembly, as passed by both
1718-legislative chambers. As further defined and described in
1719-this Section, there are 4 major components of the
1720-Evidence-Based Funding model:
1721-(A) First, the model calculates a unique Adequacy
1722-Target for each Organizational Unit in this State that
1723-considers the costs to implement research-based
1724-activities, the unit's student demographics, and
1725-regional wage differences.
1726-(B) Second, the model calculates each
1727-Organizational Unit's Local Capacity, or the amount
1728-each Organizational Unit is assumed to contribute
1729-
1730-
1731-toward its Adequacy Target from local resources.
1732-(C) Third, the model calculates how much funding
1733-the State currently contributes to the Organizational
1734-Unit and adds that to the unit's Local Capacity to
1735-determine the unit's overall current adequacy of
1736-funding.
1737-(D) Finally, the model's distribution method
1738-allocates new State funding to those Organizational
1739-Units that are least well-funded, considering both
1740-Local Capacity and State funding, in relation to their
1741-Adequacy Target.
1742-(3) An Organizational Unit receiving any funding under
1743-this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
1744-for which that Organizational Unit is authorized to make
1745-expenditures by law.
1746-(4) As used in this Section, the following terms shall
1747-have the meanings ascribed in this paragraph (4):
1748-"Adequacy Target" is defined in paragraph (1) of
1749-subsection (b) of this Section.
1750-"Adjusted EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of
1751-subsection (d) of this Section.
1752-"Adjusted Local Capacity Target" is defined in
1753-paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of this Section.
1754-"Adjusted Operating Tax Rate" means a tax rate for all
1755-Organizational Units, for which the State Superintendent
1756-shall calculate and subtract for the Operating Tax Rate a
1757-
1758-
1759-transportation rate based on total expenses for
1760-transportation services under this Code, as reported on
1761-the most recent Annual Financial Report in Pupil
1762-Transportation Services, function 2550 in both the
1763-Education and Transportation funds and functions 4110 and
1764-4120 in the Transportation fund, less any corresponding
1765-fiscal year State of Illinois scheduled payments excluding
1766-net adjustments for prior years for regular, vocational,
1767-or special education transportation reimbursement pursuant
1768-to Section 29-5 or subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of
1769-this Code divided by the Adjusted EAV. If an
1770-Organizational Unit's corresponding fiscal year State of
1771-Illinois scheduled payments excluding net adjustments for
1772-prior years for regular, vocational, or special education
1773-transportation reimbursement pursuant to Section 29-5 or
1774-subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of this Code exceed the
1775-total transportation expenses, as defined in this
1776-paragraph, no transportation rate shall be subtracted from
1777-the Operating Tax Rate.
1778-"Allocation Rate" is defined in paragraph (3) of
1779-subsection (g) of this Section.
1780-"Alternative School" means a public school that is
1781-created and operated by a regional superintendent of
1782-schools and approved by the State Board.
1783-"Applicable Tax Rate" is defined in paragraph (1) of
1784-subsection (d) of this Section.
1785-
1786-
1787-"Assessment" means any of those benchmark, progress
1788-monitoring, formative, diagnostic, and other assessments,
1789-in addition to the State accountability assessment, that
1790-assist teachers' needs in understanding the skills and
1791-meeting the needs of the students they serve.
1792-"Assistant principal" means a school administrator
1793-duly endorsed to be employed as an assistant principal in
1794-this State.
1795-"At-risk student" means a student who is at risk of
1796-not meeting the Illinois Learning Standards or not
1797-graduating from elementary or high school and who
1798-demonstrates a need for vocational support or social
1799-services beyond that provided by the regular school
1800-program. All students included in an Organizational Unit's
1801-Low-Income Count, as well as all English learner and
1802-disabled students attending the Organizational Unit, shall
1803-be considered at-risk students under this Section.
1804-"Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" for fiscal year
1805-2018 means, for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the
1806-average number of students (grades K through 12) reported
1807-to the State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit
1808-on October 1 in the immediately preceding school year,
1809-plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive special
1810-education services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to
1811-the State Board on December 1 in the immediately preceding
1812-school year, or the average number of students (grades K
1813-
1814-
1815-through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the
1816-Organizational Unit on October 1, plus the
1817-pre-kindergarten students who receive special education
1818-services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to the State
1819-Board on December 1, for each of the immediately preceding
1820-3 school years. For fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent
1821-fiscal year, "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" means,
1822-for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the average
1823-number of students (grades K through 12) reported to the
1824-State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit on
1825-October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding school
1826-year, plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive
1827-special education services as reported to the State Board
1828-on October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding
1829-school year, or the average number of students (grades K
1830-through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the
1831-Organizational Unit on October 1 and March 1, plus the
1832-pre-kindergarten students who receive special education
1833-services as reported to the State Board on October 1 and
1834-March 1, for each of the immediately preceding 3 school
1835-years. For the purposes of this definition, "enrolled in
1836-the Organizational Unit" means the number of students
1837-reported to the State Board who are enrolled in schools
1838-within the Organizational Unit that the student attends or
1839-would attend if not placed or transferred to another
1840-school or program to receive needed services. For the
1841-
1842-
1843-purposes of calculating "ASE", all students, grades K
1844-through 12, excluding those attending kindergarten for a
1845-half day and students attending an alternative education
1846-program operated by a regional office of education or
1847-intermediate service center, shall be counted as 1.0. All
1848-students attending kindergarten for a half day shall be
1849-counted as 0.5, unless in 2017 by June 15 or by March 1 in
1850-subsequent years, the school district reports to the State
1851-Board of Education the intent to implement full-day
1852-kindergarten district-wide for all students, then all
1853-students attending kindergarten shall be counted as 1.0.
1854-Special education pre-kindergarten students shall be
1855-counted as 0.5 each. If the State Board does not collect or
1856-has not collected both an October 1 and March 1 enrollment
1857-count by grade or a December 1 collection of special
1858-education pre-kindergarten students as of August 31, 2017
1859-(the effective date of Public Act 100-465), it shall
1860-establish such collection for all future years. For any
1861-year in which a count by grade level was collected only
1862-once, that count shall be used as the single count
1863-available for computing a 3-year average ASE. Funding for
1864-programs operated by a regional office of education or an
1865-intermediate service center must be calculated using the
1866-Evidence-Based Funding formula under this Section for the
1867-2019-2020 school year and each subsequent school year
1868-until separate adequacy formulas are developed and adopted
1869-
1870-
1871-for each type of program. ASE for a program operated by a
1872-regional office of education or an intermediate service
1873-center must be determined by the March 1 enrollment for
1874-the program. For the 2019-2020 school year, the ASE used
1875-in the calculation must be the first-year ASE and, in that
1876-year only, the assignment of students served by a regional
1877-office of education or intermediate service center shall
1878-not result in a reduction of the March enrollment for any
1879-school district. For the 2020-2021 school year, the ASE
1880-must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the 2-year
1881-average ASE. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the
1882-ASE must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the
1883-3-year average ASE. School districts shall submit the data
1884-for the ASE calculation to the State Board within 45 days
1885-of the dates required in this Section for submission of
1886-enrollment data in order for it to be included in the ASE
1887-calculation. For fiscal year 2018 only, the ASE
1888-calculation shall include only enrollment taken on October
1889-1. In recognition of the impact of COVID-19, the
1890-definition of "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" shall
1891-be adjusted for calculations under this Section for fiscal
1892-years 2022 through 2024. For fiscal years 2022 through
1893-2024, the enrollment used in the calculation of ASE
1894-representing the 2020-2021 school year shall be the
1895-greater of the enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year or
1896-the 2019-2020 school year.
1897-
1898-
1899-"Base Funding Guarantee" is defined in paragraph (10)
1900-of subsection (g) of this Section.
1901-"Base Funding Minimum" is defined in subsection (e) of
1902-this Section.
1903-"Base Tax Year" means the property tax levy year used
1904-to calculate the Budget Year allocation of primary State
1905-aid.
1906-"Base Tax Year's Extension" means the product of the
1907-equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county clerk
1908-in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
1909-calculated by the county clerk and defined in PTELL.
1910-"Bilingual Education Allocation" means the amount of
1911-an Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target
1912-attributable to bilingual education divided by the
1913-Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target, the product
1914-of which shall be multiplied by the amount of new funding
1915-received pursuant to this Section. An Organizational
1916-Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable to bilingual
1917-education shall include all additional investments in
1918-English learner students' adequacy elements.
1919-"Budget Year" means the school year for which primary
1920-State aid is calculated and awarded under this Section.
1921-"Central office" means individual administrators and
1922-support service personnel charged with managing the
1923-instructional programs, business and operations, and
1924-security of the Organizational Unit.
1925-
1926-
1927-"Comparable Wage Index" or "CWI" means a regional cost
1928-differentiation metric that measures systemic, regional
1929-variations in the salaries of college graduates who are
1930-not educators. The CWI utilized for this Section shall,
1931-for the first 3 years of Evidence-Based Funding
1932-implementation, be the CWI initially developed by the
1933-National Center for Education Statistics, as most recently
1934-updated by Texas A & M University. In the fourth and
1935-subsequent years of Evidence-Based Funding implementation,
1936-the State Superintendent shall re-determine the CWI using
1937-a similar methodology to that identified in the Texas A & M
1938-University study, with adjustments made no less frequently
1939-than once every 5 years.
1940-"Computer technology and equipment" means computers
1941-servers, notebooks, network equipment, copiers, printers,
1942-instructional software, security software, curriculum
1943-management courseware, and other similar materials and
1944-equipment.
1945-"Computer technology and equipment investment
1946-allocation" means the final Adequacy Target amount of an
1947-Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 in the
1948-prior school year attributable to the additional $285.50
1949-per student computer technology and equipment investment
1950-grant divided by the Organizational Unit's final Adequacy
1951-Target, the result of which shall be multiplied by the
1952-amount of new funding received pursuant to this Section.
1953-
1954-
1955-An Organizational Unit assigned to a Tier 1 or Tier 2 final
1956-Adequacy Target attributable to the received computer
1957-technology and equipment investment grant shall include
1958-all additional investments in computer technology and
1959-equipment adequacy elements.
1960-"Core subject" means mathematics; science; reading,
1961-English, writing, and language arts; history and social
1962-studies; world languages; and subjects taught as Advanced
1963-Placement in high schools.
1964-"Core teacher" means a regular classroom teacher in
1965-elementary schools and teachers of a core subject in
1966-middle and high schools.
1967-"Core Intervention teacher (tutor)" means a licensed
1968-teacher providing one-on-one or small group tutoring to
1969-students struggling to meet proficiency in core subjects.
1970-"CPPRT" means corporate personal property replacement
1971-tax funds paid to an Organizational Unit during the
1972-calendar year one year before the calendar year in which a
1973-school year begins, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the
1974-abolition of ad valorem personal property tax and the
1975-replacement of revenues lost thereby, and amending and
1976-repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in connection
1977-therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as amended (Public
1978-Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
1979-"EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined in
1980-paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section and
1981-
1982-
1983-calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection
1984-(d) of this Section.
1985-"ECI" means the Bureau of Labor Statistics' national
1986-employment cost index for civilian workers in educational
1987-services in elementary and secondary schools on a
1988-cumulative basis for the 12-month calendar year preceding
1989-the fiscal year of the Evidence-Based Funding calculation.
1990-"EIS Data" means the employment information system
1991-data maintained by the State Board on educators within
1992-Organizational Units.
1993-"Employee benefits" means health, dental, and vision
1994-insurance offered to employees of an Organizational Unit,
1995-the costs associated with the statutorily required payment
1996-of the normal cost of the Organizational Unit's teacher
1997-pensions, Social Security employer contributions, and
1998-Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer contributions.
1999-"English learner" or "EL" means a child included in
2000-the definition of "English learners" under Section 14C-2
2001-of this Code participating in a program of transitional
2002-bilingual education or a transitional program of
2003-instruction meeting the requirements and program
2004-application procedures of Article 14C of this Code. For
2005-the purposes of collecting the number of EL students
2006-enrolled, the same collection and calculation methodology
2007-as defined above for "ASE" shall apply to English
2008-learners, with the exception that EL student enrollment
2009-
2010-
2011-shall include students in grades pre-kindergarten through
2012-12.
2013-"Essential Elements" means those elements, resources,
2014-and educational programs that have been identified through
2015-academic research as necessary to improve student success,
2016-improve academic performance, close achievement gaps, and
2017-provide for other per student costs related to the
2018-delivery and leadership of the Organizational Unit, as
2019-well as the maintenance and operations of the unit, and
2020-which are specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of
2021-this Section.
2022-"Evidence-Based Funding" means State funding provided
2023-to an Organizational Unit pursuant to this Section.
2024-"Extended day" means academic and enrichment programs
2025-provided to students outside the regular school day before
2026-and after school or during non-instructional times during
2027-the school day.
2028-"Extension Limitation Ratio" means a numerical ratio
2029-in which the numerator is the Base Tax Year's Extension
2030-and the denominator is the Preceding Tax Year's Extension.
2031-"Final Percent of Adequacy" is defined in paragraph
2032-(4) of subsection (f) of this Section.
2033-"Final Resources" is defined in paragraph (3) of
2034-subsection (f) of this Section.
2035-"Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the full-time
2036-equivalency compensation for staffing the relevant
2037-
2038-
2039-position at an Organizational Unit.
2040-"Funding Gap" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2041-subsection (g).
2042-"Hybrid District" means a partial elementary unit
2043-district created pursuant to Article 11E of this Code.
2044-"Instructional assistant" means a core or special
2045-education, non-licensed employee who assists a teacher in
2046-the classroom and provides academic support to students.
2047-"Instructional facilitator" means a qualified teacher
2048-or licensed teacher leader who facilitates and coaches
2049-continuous improvement in classroom instruction; provides
2050-instructional support to teachers in the elements of
2051-research-based instruction or demonstrates the alignment
2052-of instruction with curriculum standards and assessment
2053-tools; develops or coordinates instructional programs or
2054-strategies; develops and implements training; chooses
2055-standards-based instructional materials; provides
2056-teachers with an understanding of current research; serves
2057-as a mentor, site coach, curriculum specialist, or lead
2058-teacher; or otherwise works with fellow teachers, in
2059-collaboration, to use data to improve instructional
2060-practice or develop model lessons.
2061-"Instructional materials" means relevant
2062-instructional materials for student instruction,
2063-including, but not limited to, textbooks, consumable
2064-workbooks, laboratory equipment, library books, and other
2065-
2066-
2067-similar materials.
2068-"Laboratory School" means a public school that is
2069-created and operated by a public university and approved
2070-by the State Board.
2071-"Librarian" means a teacher with an endorsement as a
2072-library information specialist or another individual whose
2073-primary responsibility is overseeing library resources
2074-within an Organizational Unit.
2075-"Limiting rate for Hybrid Districts" means the
2076-combined elementary school and high school limiting rates.
2077-"Local Capacity" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2078-subsection (c) of this Section.
2079-"Local Capacity Percentage" is defined in subparagraph
2080-(A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
2081-"Local Capacity Ratio" is defined in subparagraph (B)
2082-of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
2083-"Local Capacity Target" is defined in paragraph (2) of
2084-subsection (c) of this Section.
2085-"Low-Income Count" means, for an Organizational Unit
2086-in a fiscal year, the higher of the average number of
2087-students for the prior school year or the immediately
2088-preceding 3 school years who, as of July 1 of the
2089-immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the
2090-Department of Human Services), are eligible for at least
2091-one of the following low-income programs: Medicaid, the
2092-Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance
2093-
2094-
2095-for Needy Families (TANF), or the Supplemental Nutrition
2096-Assistance Program, excluding pupils who are eligible for
2097-services provided by the Department of Children and Family
2098-Services. Until such time that grade level low-income
2099-populations become available, grade level low-income
2100-populations shall be determined by applying the low-income
2101-percentage to total student enrollments by grade level.
2102-The low-income percentage is determined by dividing the
2103-Low-Income Count by the Average Student Enrollment. The
2104-low-income percentage for programs operated by a regional
2105-office of education or an intermediate service center
2106-operating one or more alternative education programs must
2107-be set to the weighted average of the low-income
2108-percentages of all of the school districts in the service
2109-region. The weighted low-income percentage is the result
2110-of multiplying the low-income percentage of each school
2111-district served by the regional office of education or
2112-intermediate service center by each school district's
2113-Average Student Enrollment, summarizing those products and
2114-dividing the total by the total Average Student Enrollment
2115-for the service region.
2116-"Maintenance and operations" means custodial services,
2117-facility and ground maintenance, facility operations,
2118-facility security, routine facility repairs, and other
2119-similar services and functions.
2120-"Minimum Funding Level" is defined in paragraph (9) of
2121-
2122-
2123-subsection (g) of this Section.
2124-"New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds" means, for any
2125-given fiscal year, all State funds appropriated under
2126-Section 2-3.170 of this Code.
2127-"New State Funds" means, for a given school year, all
2128-State funds appropriated for Evidence-Based Funding in
2129-excess of the amount needed to fund the Base Funding
2130-Minimum for all Organizational Units in that school year.
2131-"Nurse" means an individual licensed as a certified
2132-school nurse, in accordance with the rules established for
2133-nursing services by the State Board, who is an employee of
2134-and is available to provide health care-related services
2135-for students of an Organizational Unit.
2136-"Operating Tax Rate" means the rate utilized in the
2137-previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
2138-except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital
2139-Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
2140-For Hybrid Districts, the Operating Tax Rate shall be the
2141-combined elementary and high school rates utilized in the
2142-previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
2143-except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital
2144-Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
2145-"Organizational Unit" means a Laboratory School or any
2146-public school district that is recognized as such by the
2147-State Board and that contains elementary schools typically
2148-serving kindergarten through 5th grades, middle schools
2149-
2150-
2151-typically serving 6th through 8th grades, high schools
2152-typically serving 9th through 12th grades, a program
2153-established under Section 2-3.66 or 2-3.41, or a program
2154-operated by a regional office of education or an
2155-intermediate service center under Article 13A or 13B. The
2156-General Assembly acknowledges that the actual grade levels
2157-served by a particular Organizational Unit may vary
2158-slightly from what is typical.
2159-"Organizational Unit CWI" is determined by calculating
2160-the CWI in the region and original county in which an
2161-Organizational Unit's primary administrative office is
2162-located as set forth in this paragraph, provided that if
2163-the Organizational Unit CWI as calculated in accordance
2164-with this paragraph is less than 0.9, the Organizational
2165-Unit CWI shall be increased to 0.9. Each county's current
2166-CWI value shall be adjusted based on the CWI value of that
2167-county's neighboring Illinois counties, to create a
2168-"weighted adjusted index value". This shall be calculated
2169-by summing the CWI values of all of a county's adjacent
2170-Illinois counties and dividing by the number of adjacent
2171-Illinois counties, then taking the weighted value of the
2172-original county's CWI value and the adjacent Illinois
2173-county average. To calculate this weighted value, if the
2174-number of adjacent Illinois counties is greater than 2,
2175-the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.25
2176-and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted
2177-
2178-
2179-at 0.75. If the number of adjacent Illinois counties is 2,
2180-the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.33
2181-and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted
2182-at 0.66. The greater of the county's current CWI value and
2183-its weighted adjusted index value shall be used as the
2184-Organizational Unit CWI.
2185-"Preceding Tax Year" means the property tax levy year
2186-immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
2187-"Preceding Tax Year's Extension" means the product of
2188-the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county
2189-clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the
2190-Operating Tax Rate.
2191-"Preliminary Percent of Adequacy" is defined in
2192-paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this Section.
2193-"Preliminary Resources" is defined in paragraph (2) of
2194-subsection (f) of this Section.
2195-"Principal" means a school administrator duly endorsed
2196-to be employed as a principal in this State.
2197-"Professional development" means training programs for
2198-licensed staff in schools, including, but not limited to,
2199-programs that assist in implementing new curriculum
2200-programs, provide data focused or academic assessment data
2201-training to help staff identify a student's weaknesses and
2202-strengths, target interventions, improve instruction,
2203-encompass instructional strategies for English learner,
2204-gifted, or at-risk students, address inclusivity, cultural
2205-
2206-
2207-sensitivity, or implicit bias, or otherwise provide
2208-professional support for licensed staff.
2209-"Prototypical" means 450 special education
2210-pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through grade 5 students
2211-for an elementary school, 450 grade 6 through 8 students
2212-for a middle school, and 600 grade 9 through 12 students
2213-for a high school.
2214-"PTELL" means the Property Tax Extension Limitation
2215-Law.
2216-"PTELL EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of subsection
2217-(d) of this Section.
2218-"Pupil support staff" means a nurse, psychologist,
2219-social worker, family liaison personnel, or other staff
2220-member who provides support to at-risk or struggling
2221-students.
2222-"Real Receipts" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2223-subsection (d) of this Section.
2224-"Regionalization Factor" means, for a particular
2225-Organizational Unit, the figure derived by dividing the
2226-Organizational Unit CWI by the Statewide Weighted CWI.
2227-"School counselor" means a licensed school counselor
2228-who provides guidance and counseling support for students
2229-within an Organizational Unit.
2230-"School site staff" means the primary school secretary
2231-and any additional clerical personnel assigned to a
2232-school.
2233-
2234-
2235-"Special education" means special educational
2236-facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of
2237-this Code.
2238-"Special Education Allocation" means the amount of an
2239-Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable
2240-to special education divided by the Organizational Unit's
2241-final Adequacy Target, the product of which shall be
2242-multiplied by the amount of new funding received pursuant
2243-to this Section. An Organizational Unit's final Adequacy
2244-Target attributable to special education shall include all
2245-special education investment adequacy elements.
2246-"Specialist teacher" means a teacher who provides
2247-instruction in subject areas not included in core
2248-subjects, including, but not limited to, art, music,
2249-physical education, health, driver education,
2250-career-technical education, and such other subject areas
2251-as may be mandated by State law or provided by an
2252-Organizational Unit.
2253-"Specially Funded Unit" means an Alternative School,
2254-safe school, Department of Juvenile Justice school,
2255-special education cooperative or entity recognized by the
2256-State Board as a special education cooperative,
2257-State-approved charter school, or alternative learning
2258-opportunities program that received direct funding from
2259-the State Board during the 2016-2017 school year through
2260-any of the funding sources included within the calculation
2261-
2262-
2263-of the Base Funding Minimum or Glenwood Academy.
2264-"Supplemental Grant Funding" means supplemental
2265-general State aid funding received by an Organizational
2266-Unit during the 2016-2017 school year pursuant to
2267-subsection (H) of Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now
2268-repealed).
2269-"State Adequacy Level" is the sum of the Adequacy
2270-Targets of all Organizational Units.
2271-"State Board" means the State Board of Education.
2272-"State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent
2273-of Education.
2274-"Statewide Weighted CWI" means a figure determined by
2275-multiplying each Organizational Unit CWI times the ASE for
2276-that Organizational Unit creating a weighted value,
2277-summing all Organizational Units' weighted values, and
2278-dividing by the total ASE of all Organizational Units,
2279-thereby creating an average weighted index.
2280-"Student activities" means non-credit producing
2281-after-school programs, including, but not limited to,
2282-clubs, bands, sports, and other activities authorized by
2283-the school board of the Organizational Unit.
2284-"Substitute teacher" means an individual teacher or
2285-teaching assistant who is employed by an Organizational
2286-Unit and is temporarily serving the Organizational Unit on
2287-a per diem or per period-assignment basis to replace
2288-another staff member.
2289-
2290-
2291-"Summer school" means academic and enrichment programs
2292-provided to students during the summer months outside of
2293-the regular school year.
2294-"Supervisory aide" means a non-licensed staff member
2295-who helps in supervising students of an Organizational
2296-Unit, but does so outside of the classroom, in situations
2297-such as, but not limited to, monitoring hallways and
2298-playgrounds, supervising lunchrooms, or supervising
2299-students when being transported in buses serving the
2300-Organizational Unit.
2301-"Target Ratio" is defined in paragraph (4) of
2302-subsection (g).
2303-"Tier 1", "Tier 2", "Tier 3", and "Tier 4" are defined
2304-in paragraph (3) of subsection (g).
2305-"Tier 1 Aggregate Funding", "Tier 2 Aggregate
2306-Funding", "Tier 3 Aggregate Funding", and "Tier 4
2307-Aggregate Funding" are defined in paragraph (1) of
2308-subsection (g).
2309-(b) Adequacy Target calculation.
2310-(1) Each Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target is the
2311-sum of the Organizational Unit's cost of providing
2312-Essential Elements, as calculated in accordance with this
2313-subsection (b), with the salary amounts in the Essential
2314-Elements multiplied by a Regionalization Factor calculated
2315-pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (b).
2316-(2) The Essential Elements are attributable on a pro
2317-
2318-
2319-rata basis related to defined subgroups of the ASE of each
2320-Organizational Unit as specified in this paragraph (2),
2321-with investments and FTE positions pro rata funded based
2322-on ASE counts in excess of or less than the thresholds set
2323-forth in this paragraph (2). The method for calculating
2324-attributable pro rata costs and the defined subgroups
2325-thereto are as follows:
2326-(A) Core class size investments. Each
2327-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding required
2328-to support that number of FTE core teacher positions
2329-as is needed to keep the respective class sizes of the
2330-Organizational Unit to the following maximum numbers:
2331-(i) For grades kindergarten through 3, the
2332-Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
2333-to support one FTE core teacher position for every
2334-15 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
2335-one FTE core teacher position for every 20
2336-non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
2337-(ii) For grades 4 through 12, the
2338-Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
2339-to support one FTE core teacher position for every
2340-20 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
2341-one FTE core teacher position for every 25
2342-non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
2343-The number of non-Low-Income Count students in a
2344-grade shall be determined by subtracting the
2345-
2346-
2347-Low-Income students in that grade from the ASE of the
2348-Organizational Unit for that grade.
2349-(B) Specialist teacher investments. Each
2350-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2351-to cover that number of FTE specialist teacher
2352-positions that correspond to the following
2353-percentages:
2354-(i) if the Organizational Unit operates an
2355-elementary or middle school, then 20.00% of the
2356-number of the Organizational Unit's core teachers,
2357-as determined under subparagraph (A) of this
2358-paragraph (2); and
2359-(ii) if such Organizational Unit operates a
2360-high school, then 33.33% of the number of the
2361-Organizational Unit's core teachers.
2362-(C) Instructional facilitator investments. Each
2363-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2364-to cover one FTE instructional facilitator position
2365-for every 200 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
2366-children with disabilities and all kindergarten
2367-through grade 12 students of the Organizational Unit.
2368-(D) Core intervention teacher (tutor) investments.
2369-Each Organizational Unit shall receive the funding
2370-needed to cover one FTE teacher position for each
2371-prototypical elementary, middle, and high school.
2372-(E) Substitute teacher investments. Each
2373-
2374-
2375-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2376-to cover substitute teacher costs that is equal to
2377-5.70% of the minimum pupil attendance days required
2378-under Section 10-19 of this Code for all full-time
2379-equivalent core, specialist, and intervention
2380-teachers, school nurses, special education teachers
2381-and instructional assistants, instructional
2382-facilitators, and summer school and extended day
2383-teacher positions, as determined under this paragraph
2384-(2), at a salary rate of 33.33% of the average salary
2385-for grade K through 12 teachers and 33.33% of the
2386-average salary of each instructional assistant
2387-position.
2388-(F) Core school counselor investments. Each
2389-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2390-to cover one FTE school counselor for each 450
2391-combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2392-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 5
2393-students, plus one FTE school counselor for each 250
2394-grades 6 through 8 ASE middle school students, plus
2395-one FTE school counselor for each 250 grades 9 through
2396-12 ASE high school students.
2397-(G) Nurse investments. Each Organizational Unit
2398-shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
2399-nurse for each 750 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
2400-children with disabilities and all kindergarten
2401-
2402-
2403-through grade 12 students across all grade levels it
2404-serves.
2405-(H) Supervisory aide investments. Each
2406-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2407-to cover one FTE for each 225 combined ASE of
2408-pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
2409-kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE
2410-for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus one FTE
2411-for each 200 ASE high school students.
2412-(I) Librarian investments. Each Organizational
2413-Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
2414-librarian for each prototypical elementary school,
2415-middle school, and high school and one FTE aide or
2416-media technician for every 300 combined ASE of
2417-pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
2418-kindergarten through grade 12 students.
2419-(J) Principal investments. Each Organizational
2420-Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
2421-principal position for each prototypical elementary
2422-school, plus one FTE principal position for each
2423-prototypical middle school, plus one FTE principal
2424-position for each prototypical high school.
2425-(K) Assistant principal investments. Each
2426-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2427-to cover one FTE assistant principal position for each
2428-prototypical elementary school, plus one FTE assistant
2429-
2430-
2431-principal position for each prototypical middle
2432-school, plus one FTE assistant principal position for
2433-each prototypical high school.
2434-(L) School site staff investments. Each
2435-Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2436-for one FTE position for each 225 ASE of
2437-pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
2438-kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE
2439-position for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus
2440-one FTE position for each 200 ASE high school
2441-students.
2442-(M) Gifted investments. Each Organizational Unit
2443-shall receive $40 per kindergarten through grade 12
2444-ASE.
2445-(N) Professional development investments. Each
2446-Organizational Unit shall receive $125 per student of
2447-the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2448-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2449-students for trainers and other professional
2450-development-related expenses for supplies and
2451-materials.
2452-(O) Instructional material investments. Each
2453-Organizational Unit shall receive $190 per student of
2454-the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2455-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2456-students to cover instructional material costs.
2457-
2458-
2459-(P) Assessment investments. Each Organizational
2460-Unit shall receive $25 per student of the combined ASE
2461-of pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
2462-kindergarten through grade 12 students to cover
2463-assessment costs.
2464-(Q) Computer technology and equipment investments.
2465-Each Organizational Unit shall receive $285.50 per
2466-student of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
2467-children with disabilities and all kindergarten
2468-through grade 12 students to cover computer technology
2469-and equipment costs. For the 2018-2019 school year and
2470-subsequent school years, Organizational Units assigned
2471-to Tier 1 and Tier 2 in the prior school year shall
2472-receive an additional $285.50 per student of the
2473-combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2474-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2475-students to cover computer technology and equipment
2476-costs in the Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target.
2477-The State Board may establish additional requirements
2478-for Organizational Unit expenditures of funds received
2479-pursuant to this subparagraph (Q), including a
2480-requirement that funds received pursuant to this
2481-subparagraph (Q) may be used only for serving the
2482-technology needs of the district. It is the intent of
2483-Public Act 100-465 that all Tier 1 and Tier 2 districts
2484-receive the addition to their Adequacy Target in the
2485-
2486-
2487-following year, subject to compliance with the
2488-requirements of the State Board.
2489-(R) Student activities investments. Each
2490-Organizational Unit shall receive the following
2491-funding amounts to cover student activities: $100 per
2492-kindergarten through grade 5 ASE student in elementary
2493-school, plus $200 per ASE student in middle school,
2494-plus $675 per ASE student in high school.
2495-(S) Maintenance and operations investments. Each
2496-Organizational Unit shall receive $1,038 per student
2497-of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2498-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2499-students for day-to-day maintenance and operations
2500-expenditures, including salary, supplies, and
2501-materials, as well as purchased services, but
2502-excluding employee benefits. The proportion of salary
2503-for the application of a Regionalization Factor and
2504-the calculation of benefits is equal to $352.92.
2505-(T) Central office investments. Each
2506-Organizational Unit shall receive $742 per student of
2507-the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2508-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2509-students to cover central office operations, including
2510-administrators and classified personnel charged with
2511-managing the instructional programs, business and
2512-operations of the school district, and security
2513-
2514-
2515-personnel. The proportion of salary for the
2516-application of a Regionalization Factor and the
2517-calculation of benefits is equal to $368.48.
2518-(U) Employee benefit investments. Each
2519-Organizational Unit shall receive 30% of the total of
2520-all salary-calculated elements of the Adequacy Target,
2521-excluding substitute teachers and student activities
2522-investments, to cover benefit costs. For central
2523-office and maintenance and operations investments, the
2524-benefit calculation shall be based upon the salary
2525-proportion of each investment. If at any time the
2526-responsibility for funding the employer normal cost of
2527-teacher pensions is assigned to school districts, then
2528-that amount certified by the Teachers' Retirement
2529-System of the State of Illinois to be paid by the
2530-Organizational Unit for the preceding school year
2531-shall be added to the benefit investment. For any
2532-fiscal year in which a school district organized under
2533-Article 34 of this Code is responsible for paying the
2534-employer normal cost of teacher pensions, then that
2535-amount of its employer normal cost plus the amount for
2536-retiree health insurance as certified by the Public
2537-School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of
2538-Chicago to be paid by the school district for the
2539-preceding school year that is statutorily required to
2540-cover employer normal costs and the amount for retiree
2541-
2542-
2543-health insurance shall be added to the 30% specified
2544-in this subparagraph (U). The Teachers' Retirement
2545-System of the State of Illinois and the Public School
2546-Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago shall
2547-submit such information as the State Superintendent
2548-may require for the calculations set forth in this
2549-subparagraph (U).
2550-(V) Additional investments in low-income students.
2551-In addition to and not in lieu of all other funding
2552-under this paragraph (2), each Organizational Unit
2553-shall receive funding based on the average teacher
2554-salary for grades K through 12 to cover the costs of:
2555-(i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
2556-position for every 125 Low-Income Count students;
2557-(ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
2558-every 125 Low-Income Count students;
2559-(iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
2560-for every 120 Low-Income Count students; and
2561-(iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
2562-for every 120 Low-Income Count students.
2563-(W) Additional investments in English learner
2564-students. In addition to and not in lieu of all other
2565-funding under this paragraph (2), each Organizational
2566-Unit shall receive funding based on the average
2567-teacher salary for grades K through 12 to cover the
2568-costs of:
2569-
2570-
2571-(i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
2572-position for every 125 English learner students;
2573-(ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
2574-every 125 English learner students;
2575-(iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
2576-for every 120 English learner students;
2577-(iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
2578-for every 120 English learner students; and
2579-(v) one FTE core teacher position for every
2580-100 English learner students.
2581-(X) Special education investments. Each
2582-Organizational Unit shall receive funding based on the
2583-average teacher salary for grades K through 12 to
2584-cover special education as follows:
2585-(i) one FTE teacher position for every 141
2586-combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2587-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2588-students;
2589-(ii) one FTE instructional assistant for every
2590-141 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
2591-disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
2592-students; and
2593-(iii) one FTE psychologist position for every
2594-1,000 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children
2595-with disabilities and all kindergarten through
2596-grade 12 students.
2597-
2598-
2599-(3) For calculating the salaries included within the
2600-Essential Elements, the State Superintendent shall
2601-annually calculate average salaries to the nearest dollar
2602-using the employment information system data maintained by
2603-the State Board, limited to public schools only and
2604-excluding special education and vocational cooperatives,
2605-schools operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,
2606-and charter schools, for the following positions:
2607-(A) Teacher for grades K through 8.
2608-(B) Teacher for grades 9 through 12.
2609-(C) Teacher for grades K through 12.
2610-(D) School counselor for grades K through 8.
2611-(E) School counselor for grades 9 through 12.
2612-(F) School counselor for grades K through 12.
2613-(G) Social worker.
2614-(H) Psychologist.
2615-(I) Librarian.
2616-(J) Nurse.
2617-(K) Principal.
2618-(L) Assistant principal.
2619-For the purposes of this paragraph (3), "teacher"
2620-includes core teachers, specialist and elective teachers,
2621-instructional facilitators, tutors, special education
2622-teachers, pupil support staff teachers, English learner
2623-teachers, extended day teachers, and summer school
2624-teachers. Where specific grade data is not required for
2625-
2626-
2627-the Essential Elements, the average salary for
2628-corresponding positions shall apply. For substitute
2629-teachers, the average teacher salary for grades K through
2630-12 shall apply.
2631-For calculating the salaries included within the
2632-Essential Elements for positions not included within EIS
2633-Data, the following salaries shall be used in the first
2634-year of implementation of Evidence-Based Funding:
2635-(i) school site staff, $30,000; and
2636-(ii) non-instructional assistant, instructional
2637-assistant, library aide, library media tech, or
2638-supervisory aide: $25,000.
2639-In the second and subsequent years of implementation
2640-of Evidence-Based Funding, the amounts in items (i) and
2641-(ii) of this paragraph (3) shall annually increase by the
2642-ECI.
2643-The salary amounts for the Essential Elements
2644-determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (L), (S)
2645-and (T), and (V) through (X) of paragraph (2) of
2646-subsection (b) of this Section shall be multiplied by a
2647-Regionalization Factor.
2648-(c) Local Capacity calculation.
2649-(1) Each Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
2650-represents an amount of funding it is assumed to
2651-contribute toward its Adequacy Target for purposes of the
2652-Evidence-Based Funding formula calculation. "Local
2653-
2654-
2655-Capacity" means either (i) the Organizational Unit's Local
2656-Capacity Target as calculated in accordance with paragraph
2657-(2) of this subsection (c) if its Real Receipts are equal
2658-to or less than its Local Capacity Target or (ii) the
2659-Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity, as
2660-calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of this
2661-subsection (c) if Real Receipts are more than its Local
2662-Capacity Target.
2663-(2) "Local Capacity Target" means, for an
2664-Organizational Unit, that dollar amount that is obtained
2665-by multiplying its Adequacy Target by its Local Capacity
2666-Ratio.
2667-(A) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
2668-Percentage is the conversion of the Organizational
2669-Unit's Local Capacity Ratio, as such ratio is
2670-determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this
2671-paragraph (2), into a cumulative distribution
2672-resulting in a percentile ranking to determine each
2673-Organizational Unit's relative position to all other
2674-Organizational Units in this State. The calculation of
2675-Local Capacity Percentage is described in subparagraph
2676-(C) of this paragraph (2).
2677-(B) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio
2678-in a given year is the percentage obtained by dividing
2679-its Adjusted EAV or PTELL EAV, whichever is less, by
2680-its Adequacy Target, with the resulting ratio further
2681-
2682-
2683-adjusted as follows:
2684-(i) for Organizational Units serving grades
2685-kindergarten through 12 and Hybrid Districts, no
2686-further adjustments shall be made;
2687-(ii) for Organizational Units serving grades
2688-kindergarten through 8, the ratio shall be
2689-multiplied by 9/13;
2690-(iii) for Organizational Units serving grades
2691-9 through 12, the Local Capacity Ratio shall be
2692-multiplied by 4/13; and
2693-(iv) for an Organizational Unit with a
2694-different grade configuration than those specified
2695-in items (i) through (iii) of this subparagraph
2696-(B), the State Superintendent shall determine a
2697-comparable adjustment based on the grades served.
2698-(C) The Local Capacity Percentage is equal to the
2699-percentile ranking of the district. Local Capacity
2700-Percentage converts each Organizational Unit's Local
2701-Capacity Ratio to a cumulative distribution resulting
2702-in a percentile ranking to determine each
2703-Organizational Unit's relative position to all other
2704-Organizational Units in this State. The Local Capacity
2705-Percentage cumulative distribution resulting in a
2706-percentile ranking for each Organizational Unit shall
2707-be calculated using the standard normal distribution
2708-of the score in relation to the weighted mean and
2709-
2710-
2711-weighted standard deviation and Local Capacity Ratios
2712-of all Organizational Units. If the value assigned to
2713-any Organizational Unit is in excess of 90%, the value
2714-shall be adjusted to 90%. For Laboratory Schools, the
2715-Local Capacity Percentage shall be set at 10% in
2716-recognition of the absence of EAV and resources from
2717-the public university that are allocated to the
2718-Laboratory School. For programs operated by a regional
2719-office of education or an intermediate service center
2720-operating one or more alternative education programs,
2721-the Local Capacity Percentage must be set at 10% in
2722-recognition of the absence of EAV and resources from
2723-school districts that are allocated to the regional
2724-office of education or intermediate service center.
2725-The weighted mean for the Local Capacity Percentage
2726-shall be determined by multiplying each Organizational
2727-Unit's Local Capacity Ratio times the ASE for the unit
2728-creating a weighted value, summing the weighted values
2729-of all Organizational Units, and dividing by the total
2730-ASE of all Organizational Units. The weighted standard
2731-deviation shall be determined by taking the square
2732-root of the weighted variance of all Organizational
2733-Units' Local Capacity Ratio, where the variance is
2734-calculated by squaring the difference between each
2735-unit's Local Capacity Ratio and the weighted mean,
2736-then multiplying the variance for each unit times the
2737-
2738-
2739-ASE for the unit to create a weighted variance for each
2740-unit, then summing all units' weighted variance and
2741-dividing by the total ASE of all units.
2742-(D) For any Organizational Unit, the
2743-Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity Target
2744-shall be reduced by either (i) the school board's
2745-remaining contribution pursuant to paragraph (ii) of
2746-subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois
2747-Pension Code in a given year or (ii) the board of
2748-education's remaining contribution pursuant to
2749-paragraph (iv) of subsection (b) of Section 17-129 of
2750-the Illinois Pension Code absent the employer normal
2751-cost portion of the required contribution and amount
2752-allowed pursuant to subdivision (3) of Section
2753-17-142.1 of the Illinois Pension Code in a given year.
2754-In the preceding sentence, item (i) shall be certified
2755-to the State Board of Education by the Teachers'
2756-Retirement System of the State of Illinois and item
2757-(ii) shall be certified to the State Board of
2758-Education by the Public School Teachers' Pension and
2759-Retirement Fund of the City of Chicago.
2760-(3) If an Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are more
2761-than its Local Capacity Target, then its Local Capacity
2762-shall equal an Adjusted Local Capacity Target as
2763-calculated in accordance with this paragraph (3). The
2764-Adjusted Local Capacity Target is calculated as the sum of
2765-
2766-
2767-the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target and its
2768-Real Receipts Adjustment. The Real Receipts Adjustment
2769-equals the Organizational Unit's Real Receipts less its
2770-Local Capacity Target, with the resulting figure
2771-multiplied by the Local Capacity Percentage.
2772-As used in this paragraph (3), "Real Percent of
2773-Adequacy" means the sum of an Organizational Unit's Real
2774-Receipts, CPPRT, and Base Funding Minimum, with the
2775-resulting figure divided by the Organizational Unit's
2776-Adequacy Target.
2777-(d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV
2778-for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
2779-(1) An Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are the
2780-product of its Applicable Tax Rate and its Adjusted EAV.
2781-An Organizational Unit's Applicable Tax Rate is its
2782-Adjusted Operating Tax Rate for property within the
2783-Organizational Unit.
2784-(2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
2785-equalized assessed valuation, or EAV, of all taxable
2786-property of each Organizational Unit as of September 30 of
2787-the previous year in accordance with paragraph (3) of this
2788-subsection (d). The State Superintendent shall then
2789-determine the Adjusted EAV of each Organizational Unit in
2790-accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection (d),
2791-which Adjusted EAV figure shall be used for the purposes
2792-of calculating Local Capacity.
2793-
2794-
2795-(3) To calculate Real Receipts and EAV, the Department
2796-of Revenue shall supply to the State Superintendent the
2797-value as equalized or assessed by the Department of
2798-Revenue of all taxable property of every Organizational
2799-Unit, together with (i) the applicable tax rate used in
2800-extending taxes for the funds of the Organizational Unit
2801-as of September 30 of the previous year and (ii) the
2802-limiting rate for all Organizational Units subject to
2803-property tax extension limitations as imposed under PTELL.
2804-(A) The Department of Revenue shall add to the
2805-equalized assessed value of all taxable property of
2806-each Organizational Unit situated entirely or
2807-partially within a county that is or was subject to the
2808-provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
2809-Tax Code (i) an amount equal to the total amount by
2810-which the homestead exemption allowed under Section
2811-15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code for real
2812-property situated in that Organizational Unit exceeds
2813-the total amount that would have been allowed in that
2814-Organizational Unit if the maximum reduction under
2815-Section 15-176 was (I) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500
2816-in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (II) $5,000
2817-in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and
2818-(ii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount for the
2819-taxable year of all additional exemptions under
2820-Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners
2821-
2822-
2823-with a household income of $30,000 or less. The county
2824-clerk of any county that is or was subject to the
2825-provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
2826-Tax Code shall annually calculate and certify to the
2827-Department of Revenue for each Organizational Unit all
2828-homestead exemption amounts under Section 15-176 or
2829-15-177 of the Property Tax Code and all amounts of
2830-additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the
2831-Property Tax Code for owners with a household income
2832-of $30,000 or less. It is the intent of this
2833-subparagraph (A) that if the general homestead
2834-exemption for a parcel of property is determined under
2835-Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
2836-rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of
2837-EAV shall not be affected by the difference, if any,
2838-between the amount of the general homestead exemption
2839-allowed for that parcel of property under Section
2840-15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the
2841-amount that would have been allowed had the general
2842-homestead exemption for that parcel of property been
2843-determined under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
2844-Code. It is further the intent of this subparagraph
2845-(A) that if additional exemptions are allowed under
2846-Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners
2847-with a household income of less than $30,000, then the
2848-calculation of EAV shall not be affected by the
2849-
2850-
2851-difference, if any, because of those additional
2852-exemptions.
2853-(B) With respect to any part of an Organizational
2854-Unit within a redevelopment project area in respect to
2855-which a municipality has adopted tax increment
2856-allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment
2857-Allocation Redevelopment Act, Division 74.4 of Article
2858-11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Industrial
2859-Jobs Recovery Law, Division 74.6 of Article 11 of the
2860-Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current EAV of
2861-real property located in any such project area that is
2862-attributable to an increase above the total initial
2863-EAV of such property shall be used as part of the EAV
2864-of the Organizational Unit, until such time as all
2865-redevelopment project costs have been paid, as
2866-provided in Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment
2867-Allocation Redevelopment Act or in Section 11-74.6-35
2868-of the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose
2869-of the EAV of the Organizational Unit, the total
2870-initial EAV or the current EAV, whichever is lower,
2871-shall be used until such time as all redevelopment
2872-project costs have been paid.
2873-(B-5) The real property equalized assessed
2874-valuation for a school district shall be adjusted by
2875-subtracting from the real property value, as equalized
2876-or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the
2877-
2878-
2879-district an amount computed by dividing the amount of
2880-any abatement of taxes under Section 18-170 of the
2881-Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a district maintaining
2882-grades kindergarten through 12, by 2.30% for a
2883-district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, or
2884-by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9 through
2885-12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing the
2886-amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)
2887-of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same
2888-percentage rates for district type as specified in
2889-this subparagraph (B-5).
2890-(C) For Organizational Units that are Hybrid
2891-Districts, the State Superintendent shall use the
2892-lesser of the adjusted equalized assessed valuation
2893-for property within the partial elementary unit
2894-district for elementary purposes, as defined in
2895-Article 11E of this Code, or the adjusted equalized
2896-assessed valuation for property within the partial
2897-elementary unit district for high school purposes, as
2898-defined in Article 11E of this Code.
2899-(D) If a school district's boundaries span
2900-multiple counties, then the Department of Revenue
2901-shall send to the State Board, for the purposes of
2902-calculating Evidence-Based Funding, the limiting rate
2903-and individual rates by purpose for the county that
2904-contains the majority of the school district's
2905-
2906-
2907-equalized assessed valuation.
2908-(4) An Organizational Unit's Adjusted EAV shall be the
2909-average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3 years
2910-or the lesser of its EAV in the immediately preceding year
2911-or the average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3
2912-years if the EAV in the immediately preceding year has
2913-declined by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent
2914-years. In the event of Organizational Unit reorganization,
2915-consolidation, or annexation, the Organizational Unit's
2916-Adjusted EAV for the first 3 years after such change shall
2917-be as follows: the most current EAV shall be used in the
2918-first year, the average of a 2-year EAV or its EAV in the
2919-immediately preceding year if the EAV declines by 10% or
2920-more when comparing the 2 most recent years for the second
2921-year, and the lesser of a 3-year average EAV or its EAV in
2922-the immediately preceding year if the Adjusted EAV
2923-declines by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent
2924-years for the third year. For any school district whose
2925-EAV in the immediately preceding year is used in
2926-calculations, in the following year, the Adjusted EAV
2927-shall be the average of its EAV over the immediately
2928-preceding 2 years or the immediately preceding year if
2929-that year represents a decline of 10% or more when
2930-comparing the 2 most recent years.
2931-"PTELL EAV" means a figure calculated by the State
2932-Board for Organizational Units subject to PTELL as
2933-
2934-
2935-described in this paragraph (4) for the purposes of
2936-calculating an Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio.
2937-Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (4), the
2938-PTELL EAV of an Organizational Unit shall be equal to the
2939-product of the equalized assessed valuation last used in
2940-the calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05
2941-of this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding
2942-under this Section and the Organizational Unit's Extension
2943-Limitation Ratio. If an Organizational Unit has approved
2944-or does approve an increase in its limiting rate, pursuant
2945-to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax Code, affecting the
2946-Base Tax Year, the PTELL EAV shall be equal to the product
2947-of the equalized assessed valuation last used in the
2948-calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of
2949-this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding under
2950-this Section multiplied by an amount equal to one plus the
2951-percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index
2952-for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the
2953-United States Department of Labor for the 12-month
2954-calendar year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the
2955-equalized assessed valuation of new property, annexed
2956-property, and recovered tax increment value and minus the
2957-equalized assessed valuation of disconnected property.
2958-As used in this paragraph (4), "new property" and
2959-"recovered tax increment value" shall have the meanings
2960-set forth in the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
2961-
2962-
2963-(e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
2964-(1) For the 2017-2018 school year, the Base Funding
2965-Minimum of an Organizational Unit or a Specially Funded
2966-Unit shall be the amount of State funds distributed to the
2967-Organizational Unit or Specially Funded Unit during the
2968-2016-2017 school year prior to any adjustments and
2969-specified appropriation amounts described in this
2970-paragraph (1) from the following Sections, as calculated
2971-by the State Superintendent: Section 18-8.05 of this Code
2972-(now repealed); Section 5 of Article 224 of Public Act
2973-99-524 (equity grants); Section 14-7.02b of this Code
2974-(funding for children requiring special education
2975-services); Section 14-13.01 of this Code (special
2976-education facilities and staffing), except for
2977-reimbursement of the cost of transportation pursuant to
2978-Section 14-13.01; Section 14C-12 of this Code (English
2979-learners); and Section 18-4.3 of this Code (summer
2980-school), based on an appropriation level of $13,121,600.
2981-For a school district organized under Article 34 of this
2982-Code, the Base Funding Minimum also includes (i) the funds
2983-allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1
2984-of this Code attributable to funding programs authorized
2985-by the Sections of this Code listed in the preceding
2986-sentence and (ii) the difference between (I) the funds
2987-allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1
2988-of this Code attributable to the funding programs
2989-
2990-
2991-authorized by Section 14-7.02 (non-public special
2992-education reimbursement), subsection (b) of Section
2993-14-13.01 (special education transportation), Section 29-5
2994-(transportation), Section 2-3.80 (agricultural
2995-education), Section 2-3.66 (truants' alternative
2996-education), Section 2-3.62 (educational service centers),
2997-and Section 14-7.03 (special education - orphanage) of
2998-this Code and Section 15 of the Childhood Hunger Relief
2999-Act (free breakfast program) and (II) the school
3000-district's actual expenditures for its non-public special
3001-education, special education transportation,
3002-transportation programs, agricultural education, truants'
3003-alternative education, services that would otherwise be
3004-performed by a regional office of education, special
3005-education orphanage expenditures, and free breakfast, as
3006-most recently calculated and reported pursuant to
3007-subsection (f) of Section 1D-1 of this Code. The Base
3008-Funding Minimum for Glenwood Academy shall be $952,014.
3009-For programs operated by a regional office of education or
3010-an intermediate service center, the Base Funding Minimum
3011-must be the total amount of State funds allocated to those
3012-programs in the 2018-2019 school year and amounts provided
3013-pursuant to Article 34 of Public Act 100-586 and Section
3014-3-16 of this Code. All programs established after June 5,
3015-2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10) and
3016-administered by a regional office of education or an
3017-
3018-
3019-intermediate service center must have an initial Base
3020-Funding Minimum set to an amount equal to the first-year
3021-ASE multiplied by the amount of per pupil funding received
3022-in the previous school year by the lowest funded similar
3023-existing program type. If the enrollment for a program
3024-operated by a regional office of education or an
3025-intermediate service center is zero, then it may not
3026-receive Base Funding Minimum funds for that program in the
3027-next fiscal year, and those funds must be distributed to
3028-Organizational Units under subsection (g).
3029-(2) For the 2018-2019 and subsequent school years, the
3030-Base Funding Minimum of Organizational Units and Specially
3031-Funded Units shall be the sum of (i) the amount of
3032-Evidence-Based Funding for the prior school year, (ii) the
3033-Base Funding Minimum for the prior school year, and (iii)
3034-any amount received by a school district pursuant to
3035-Section 7 of Article 97 of Public Act 100-21.
3036-For the 2022-2023 school year, the Base Funding
3037-Minimum of Organizational Units shall be the amounts
3038-recalculated by the State Board of Education for Fiscal
3039-Year 2019 through Fiscal Year 2022 that were necessary due
3040-to average student enrollment errors for districts
3041-organized under Article 34 of this Code, plus the Fiscal
3042-Year 2022 property tax relief grants provided under
3043-Section 2-3.170 of this Code, ensuring each Organizational
3044-Unit has the correct amount of resources for Fiscal Year
3045-
3046-
3047-2023 Evidence-Based Funding calculations and that Fiscal
3048-Year 2023 Evidence-Based Funding Distributions are made in
3049-accordance with this Section.
3050-(3) Subject to approval by the General Assembly as
3051-provided in this paragraph (3), an Organizational Unit
3052-that meets all of the following criteria, as determined by
3053-the State Board, shall have District Intervention Money
3054-added to its Base Funding Minimum at the time the Base
3055-Funding Minimum is calculated by the State Board:
3056-(A) The Organizational Unit is operating under an
3057-Independent Authority under Section 2-3.25f-5 of this
3058-Code for a minimum of 4 school years or is subject to
3059-the control of the State Board pursuant to a court
3060-order for a minimum of 4 school years.
3061-(B) The Organizational Unit was designated as a
3062-Tier 1 or Tier 2 Organizational Unit in the previous
3063-school year under paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of
3064-this Section.
3065-(C) The Organizational Unit demonstrates
3066-sustainability through a 5-year financial and
3067-strategic plan.
3068-(D) The Organizational Unit has made sufficient
3069-progress and achieved sufficient stability in the
3070-areas of governance, academic growth, and finances.
3071-As part of its determination under this paragraph (3),
3072-the State Board may consider the Organizational Unit's
3073-
3074-
3075-summative designation, any accreditations of the
3076-Organizational Unit, or the Organizational Unit's
3077-financial profile, as calculated by the State Board.
3078-If the State Board determines that an Organizational
3079-Unit has met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3),
3080-it must submit a report to the General Assembly, no later
3081-than January 2 of the fiscal year in which the State Board
3082-makes it determination, on the amount of District
3083-Intervention Money to add to the Organizational Unit's
3084-Base Funding Minimum. The General Assembly must review the
3085-State Board's report and may approve or disapprove, by
3086-joint resolution, the addition of District Intervention
3087-Money. If the General Assembly fails to act on the report
3088-within 40 calendar days from the receipt of the report,
3089-the addition of District Intervention Money is deemed
3090-approved. If the General Assembly approves the amount of
3091-District Intervention Money to be added to the
3092-Organizational Unit's Base Funding Minimum, the District
3093-Intervention Money must be added to the Base Funding
3094-Minimum annually thereafter.
3095-For the first 4 years following the initial year that
3096-the State Board determines that an Organizational Unit has
3097-met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3) and has
3098-received funding under this Section, the Organizational
3099-Unit must annually submit to the State Board, on or before
3100-November 30, a progress report regarding its financial and
3101-
3102-
3103-strategic plan under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph
3104-(3). The plan shall include the financial data from the
3105-past 4 annual financial reports or financial audits that
3106-must be presented to the State Board by November 15 of each
3107-year and the approved budget financial data for the
3108-current year. The plan shall be developed according to the
3109-guidelines presented to the Organizational Unit by the
3110-State Board. The plan shall further include financial
3111-projections for the next 3 fiscal years and include a
3112-discussion and financial summary of the Organizational
3113-Unit's facility needs. If the Organizational Unit does not
3114-demonstrate sufficient progress toward its 5-year plan or
3115-if it has failed to file an annual financial report, an
3116-annual budget, a financial plan, a deficit reduction plan,
3117-or other financial information as required by law, the
3118-State Board may establish a Financial Oversight Panel
3119-under Article 1H of this Code. However, if the
3120-Organizational Unit already has a Financial Oversight
3121-Panel, the State Board may extend the duration of the
3122-Panel.
3123-(f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
3124-(1) The Evidence-Based Funding formula establishes a
3125-Percent of Adequacy for each Organizational Unit in order
3126-to place such units into tiers for the purposes of the
3127-funding distribution system described in subsection (g) of
3128-this Section. Initially, an Organizational Unit's
3129-
3130-
3131-Preliminary Resources and Preliminary Percent of Adequacy
3132-are calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this
3133-subsection (f). Then, an Organizational Unit's Final
3134-Resources and Final Percent of Adequacy are calculated to
3135-account for the Organizational Unit's poverty
3136-concentration levels pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of
3137-this subsection (f).
3138-(2) An Organizational Unit's Preliminary Resources are
3139-equal to the sum of its Local Capacity Target, CPPRT, and
3140-Base Funding Minimum. An Organizational Unit's Preliminary
3141-Percent of Adequacy is the lesser of (i) its Preliminary
3142-Resources divided by its Adequacy Target or (ii) 100%.
3143-(3) Except for Specially Funded Units, an
3144-Organizational Unit's Final Resources are equal to the sum
3145-of its Local Capacity, CPPRT, and Adjusted Base Funding
3146-Minimum. The Base Funding Minimum of each Specially Funded
3147-Unit shall serve as its Final Resources, except that the
3148-Base Funding Minimum for State-approved charter schools
3149-shall not include any portion of general State aid
3150-allocated in the prior year based on the per capita
3151-tuition charge times the charter school enrollment.
3152-(4) An Organizational Unit's Final Percent of Adequacy
3153-is its Final Resources divided by its Adequacy Target. An
3154-Organizational Unit's Adjusted Base Funding Minimum is
3155-equal to its Base Funding Minimum less its Supplemental
3156-Grant Funding, with the resulting figure added to the
3157-
3158-
3159-product of its Supplemental Grant Funding and Preliminary
3160-Percent of Adequacy.
3161-(g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
3162-(1) In each school year under the Evidence-Based
3163-Funding formula, each Organizational Unit receives funding
3164-equal to the sum of its Base Funding Minimum and the unit's
3165-allocation of New State Funds determined pursuant to this
3166-subsection (g). To allocate New State Funds, the
3167-Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system first
3168-places all Organizational Units into one of 4 tiers in
3169-accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection (g),
3170-based on the Organizational Unit's Final Percent of
3171-Adequacy. New State Funds are allocated to each of the 4
3172-tiers as follows: Tier 1 Aggregate Funding equals 50% of
3173-all New State Funds, Tier 2 Aggregate Funding equals 49%
3174-of all New State Funds, Tier 3 Aggregate Funding equals
3175-0.9% of all New State Funds, and Tier 4 Aggregate Funding
3176-equals 0.1% of all New State Funds. Each Organizational
3177-Unit within Tier 1 or Tier 2 receives an allocation of New
3178-State Funds equal to its tier Funding Gap, as defined in
3179-the following sentence, multiplied by the tier's
3180-Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of
3181-this subsection (g). For Tier 1, an Organizational Unit's
3182-Funding Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as specified
3183-in paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
3184-Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
3185-
3186-
3187-amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
3188-Resources. For Tier 2, an Organizational Unit's Funding
3189-Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as described in
3190-paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
3191-Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
3192-amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
3193-Resources and its Tier 1 funding allocation. To determine
3194-the Organizational Unit's Funding Gap, the resulting
3195-amount is then multiplied by a factor equal to one minus
3196-the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target
3197-percentage. Each Organizational Unit within Tier 3 or Tier
3198-4 receives an allocation of New State Funds equal to the
3199-product of its Adequacy Target and the tier's Allocation
3200-Rate, as specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection
3201-(g).
3202-(2) To ensure equitable distribution of dollars for
3203-all Tier 2 Organizational Units, no Tier 2 Organizational
3204-Unit shall receive fewer dollars per ASE than any Tier 3
3205-Organizational Unit. Each Tier 2 and Tier 3 Organizational
3206-Unit shall have its funding allocation divided by its ASE.
3207-Any Tier 2 Organizational Unit with a funding allocation
3208-per ASE below the greatest Tier 3 allocation per ASE shall
3209-get a funding allocation equal to the greatest Tier 3
3210-funding allocation per ASE multiplied by the
3211-Organizational Unit's ASE. Each Tier 2 Organizational
3212-Unit's Tier 2 funding allocation shall be multiplied by
3213-
3214-
3215-the percentage calculated by dividing the original Tier 2
3216-Aggregate Funding by the sum of all Tier 2 Organizational
3217-Units' Tier 2 funding allocation after adjusting
3218-districts' funding below Tier 3 levels.
3219-(3) Organizational Units are placed into one of 4
3220-tiers as follows:
3221-(A) Tier 1 consists of all Organizational Units,
3222-except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
3223-Adequacy less than the Tier 1 Target Ratio. The Tier 1
3224-Target Ratio is the ratio level that allows for Tier 1
3225-Aggregate Funding to be distributed, with the Tier 1
3226-Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4)
3227-of this subsection (g).
3228-(B) Tier 2 consists of all Tier 1 Units and all
3229-other Organizational Units, except for Specially
3230-Funded Units, with a Percent of Adequacy of less than
3231-0.90.
3232-(C) Tier 3 consists of all Organizational Units,
3233-except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
3234-Adequacy of at least 0.90 and less than 1.0.
3235-(D) Tier 4 consists of all Organizational Units
3236-with a Percent of Adequacy of at least 1.0.
3237-(4) The Allocation Rates for Tiers 1 through 4 are
3238-determined as follows:
3239-(A) The Tier 1 Allocation Rate is 30%.
3240-(B) The Tier 2 Allocation Rate is the result of the
3241-
3242-
3243-following equation: Tier 2 Aggregate Funding, divided
3244-by the sum of the Funding Gaps for all Tier 2
3245-Organizational Units, unless the result of such
3246-equation is higher than 1.0. If the result of such
3247-equation is higher than 1.0, then the Tier 2
3248-Allocation Rate is 1.0.
3249-(C) The Tier 3 Allocation Rate is the result of the
3250-following equation: Tier 3 Aggregate Funding, divided
3251-by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 3
3252-Organizational Units.
3253-(D) The Tier 4 Allocation Rate is the result of the
3254-following equation: Tier 4 Aggregate Funding, divided
3255-by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 4
3256-Organizational Units.
3257-(5) A tier's Target Ratio is determined as follows:
3258-(A) The Tier 1 Target Ratio is the ratio level that
3259-allows for Tier 1 Aggregate Funding to be distributed
3260-with the Tier 1 Allocation Rate.
3261-(B) The Tier 2 Target Ratio is 0.90.
3262-(C) The Tier 3 Target Ratio is 1.0.
3263-(6) If, at any point, the Tier 1 Target Ratio is
3264-greater than 90%, then all Tier 1 funding shall be
3265-allocated to Tier 2 and no Tier 1 Organizational Unit's
3266-funding may be identified.
3267-(7) In the event that all Tier 2 Organizational Units
3268-receive funding at the Tier 2 Target Ratio level, any
3269-
3270-
3271-remaining New State Funds shall be allocated to Tier 3 and
3272-Tier 4 Organizational Units.
3273-(8) If any Specially Funded Units, excluding Glenwood
3274-Academy, recognized by the State Board do not qualify for
3275-direct funding following the implementation of Public Act
3276-100-465 from any of the funding sources included within
3277-the definition of Base Funding Minimum, the unqualified
3278-portion of the Base Funding Minimum shall be transferred
3279-to one or more appropriate Organizational Units as
3280-determined by the State Superintendent based on the prior
3281-year ASE of the Organizational Units.
3282-(8.5) If a school district withdraws from a special
3283-education cooperative, the portion of the Base Funding
3284-Minimum that is attributable to the school district may be
3285-redistributed to the school district upon withdrawal. The
3286-school district and the cooperative must include the
3287-amount of the Base Funding Minimum that is to be
3288-reapportioned in their withdrawal agreement and notify the
3289-State Board of the change with a copy of the agreement upon
3290-withdrawal.
3291-(9) The Minimum Funding Level is intended to establish
3292-a target for State funding that will keep pace with
3293-inflation and continue to advance equity through the
3294-Evidence-Based Funding formula. The target for State
3295-funding of New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds is
3296-$50,000,000 for State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent
3297-
3298-
3299-State fiscal years. The Minimum Funding Level is equal to
3300-$350,000,000. In addition to any New State Funds, no more
3301-than $50,000,000 New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds may be
3302-counted toward the Minimum Funding Level. If the sum of
3303-New State Funds and applicable New Property Tax Relief
3304-Pool Funds are less than the Minimum Funding Level, than
3305-funding for tiers shall be reduced in the following
3306-manner:
3307-(A) First, Tier 4 funding shall be reduced by an
3308-amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
3309-Funding Level and New State Funds until such time as
3310-Tier 4 funding is exhausted.
3311-(B) Next, Tier 3 funding shall be reduced by an
3312-amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
3313-Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in
3314-Tier 4 funding until such time as Tier 3 funding is
3315-exhausted.
3316-(C) Next, Tier 2 funding shall be reduced by an
3317-amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
3318-Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in
3319-Tier 4 and Tier 3.
3320-(D) Finally, Tier 1 funding shall be reduced by an
3321-amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
3322-Funding level and New State Funds and the reduction in
3323-Tier 2, 3, and 4 funding. In addition, the Allocation
3324-Rate for Tier 1 shall be reduced to a percentage equal
3325-
3326-
3327-to the Tier 1 Allocation Rate set by paragraph (4) of
3328-this subsection (g), multiplied by the result of New
3329-State Funds divided by the Minimum Funding Level.
3330-(9.5) For State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent State
3331-fiscal years, if New State Funds exceed $300,000,000, then
3332-any amount in excess of $300,000,000 shall be dedicated
3333-for purposes of Section 2-3.170 of this Code up to a
3334-maximum of $50,000,000.
3335-(10) In the event of a decrease in the amount of the
3336-appropriation for this Section in any fiscal year after
3337-implementation of this Section, the Organizational Units
3338-receiving Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding, as determined under
3339-paragraph (3) of this subsection (g), shall be held
3340-harmless by establishing a Base Funding Guarantee equal to
3341-the per pupil kindergarten through grade 12 funding
3342-received in accordance with this Section in the prior
3343-fiscal year. Reductions shall be made to the Base Funding
3344-Minimum of Organizational Units in Tier 3 and Tier 4 on a
3345-per pupil basis equivalent to the total number of the ASE
3346-in Tier 3-funded and Tier 4-funded Organizational Units
3347-divided by the total reduction in State funding. The Base
3348-Funding Minimum as reduced shall continue to be applied to
3349-Tier 3 and Tier 4 Organizational Units and adjusted by the
3350-relative formula when increases in appropriations for this
3351-Section resume. In no event may State funding reductions
3352-to Organizational Units in Tier 3 or Tier 4 exceed an
3353-
3354-
3355-amount that would be less than the Base Funding Minimum
3356-established in the first year of implementation of this
3357-Section. If additional reductions are required, all school
3358-districts shall receive a reduction by a per pupil amount
3359-equal to the aggregate additional appropriation reduction
3360-divided by the total ASE of all Organizational Units.
3361-(11) The State Superintendent shall make minor
3362-adjustments to the distribution formula set forth in this
3363-subsection (g) to account for the rounding of percentages
3364-to the nearest tenth of a percentage and dollar amounts to
3365-the nearest whole dollar.
3366-(h) State Superintendent administration of funding and
3367-district submission requirements.
3368-(1) The State Superintendent shall, in accordance with
3369-appropriations made by the General Assembly, meet the
3370-funding obligations created under this Section.
3371-(2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
3372-Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit under this
3373-Section. No Evidence-Based Funding shall be distributed
3374-within an Organizational Unit without the approval of the
3375-unit's school board.
3376-(3) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
3377-and report to each Organizational Unit the unit's
3378-aggregate financial adequacy amount, which shall be the
3379-sum of the Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit.
3380-The State Superintendent shall calculate and report
3381-
3382-
3383-separately for each Organizational Unit the unit's total
3384-State funds allocated for its students with disabilities.
3385-The State Superintendent shall calculate and report
3386-separately for each Organizational Unit the amount of
3387-funding and applicable FTE calculated for each Essential
3388-Element of the unit's Adequacy Target.
3389-(4) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
3390-and report to each Organizational Unit the amount the unit
3391-must expend on special education and bilingual education
3392-and computer technology and equipment for Organizational
3393-Units assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 that received an
3394-additional $285.50 per student computer technology and
3395-equipment investment grant to their Adequacy Target
3396-pursuant to the unit's Base Funding Minimum, Special
3397-Education Allocation, Bilingual Education Allocation, and
3398-computer technology and equipment investment allocation.
3399-(5) Moneys distributed under this Section shall be
3400-calculated on a school year basis, but paid on a fiscal
3401-year basis, with payments beginning in August and
3402-extending through June. Unless otherwise provided, the
3403-moneys appropriated for each fiscal year shall be
3404-distributed in 22 equal payments at least 2 times monthly
3405-to each Organizational Unit. If moneys appropriated for
3406-any fiscal year are distributed other than monthly, the
3407-distribution shall be on the same basis for each
3408-Organizational Unit.
3409-
3410-
3411-(6) Any school district that fails, for any given
3412-school year, to maintain school as required by law or to
3413-maintain a recognized school is not eligible to receive
3414-Evidence-Based Funding. In case of non-recognition of one
3415-or more attendance centers in a school district otherwise
3416-operating recognized schools, the claim of the district
3417-shall be reduced in the proportion that the enrollment in
3418-the attendance center or centers bears to the enrollment
3419-of the school district. "Recognized school" means any
3420-public school that meets the standards for recognition by
3421-the State Board. A school district or attendance center
3422-not having recognition status at the end of a school term
3423-is entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
3424-claim that was filed while it was recognized.
3425-(7) School district claims filed under this Section
3426-are subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12 of this Code,
3427-except as otherwise provided in this Section.
3428-(8) Each fiscal year, the State Superintendent shall
3429-calculate for each Organizational Unit an amount of its
3430-Base Funding Minimum and Evidence-Based Funding that shall
3431-be deemed attributable to the provision of special
3432-educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
3433-14-1.08 of this Code, in a manner that ensures compliance
3434-with maintenance of State financial support requirements
3435-under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
3436-Act. An Organizational Unit must use such funds only for
3437-
3438-
3439-the provision of special educational facilities and
3440-services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this Code, and
3441-must comply with any expenditure verification procedures
3442-adopted by the State Board.
3443-(9) All Organizational Units in this State must submit
3444-annual spending plans, as part of the budget submission
3445-process, no later than October 31 of each year to the State
3446-Board. The spending plan shall describe how each
3447-Organizational Unit will utilize the Base Funding Minimum
3448-and Evidence-Based Funding it receives from this State
3449-under this Section with specific identification of the
3450-intended utilization of Low-Income, English learner, and
3451-special education resources. Additionally, the annual
3452-spending plans of each Organizational Unit shall describe
3453-how the Organizational Unit expects to achieve student
3454-growth and how the Organizational Unit will achieve State
3455-education goals, as defined by the State Board. The State
3456-Superintendent may, from time to time, identify additional
3457-requisites for Organizational Units to satisfy when
3458-compiling the annual spending plans required under this
3459-subsection (h). The format and scope of annual spending
3460-plans shall be developed by the State Superintendent and
3461-the State Board of Education. School districts that serve
3462-students under Article 14C of this Code shall continue to
3463-submit information as required under Section 14C-12 of
3464-this Code.
3465-
3466-
3467-(10) No later than January 1, 2018, the State
3468-Superintendent shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for
3469-all Organizational Units to help in planning for adequacy
3470-funding under this Section. The State Superintendent shall
3471-submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly,
3472-as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
3473-Organization Act. The plan shall include recommendations
3474-for:
3475-(A) a framework for collaborative, professional,
3476-innovative, and 21st century learning environments
3477-using the Evidence-Based Funding model;
3478-(B) ways to prepare and support this State's
3479-educators for successful instructional careers;
3480-(C) application and enhancement of the current
3481-financial accountability measures, the approved State
3482-plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
3483-Act, and the Illinois Balanced Accountability Measures
3484-in relation to student growth and elements of the
3485-Evidence-Based Funding model; and
3486-(D) implementation of an effective school adequacy
3487-funding system based on projected and recommended
3488-funding levels from the General Assembly.
3489-(11) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent must
3490-recalibrate all of the following per pupil elements of the
3491-Adequacy Target and applied to the formulas, based on the
3492-study of average expenses and as reported in the most
3493-
3494-
3495-recent annual financial report:
3496-(A) Gifted under subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2)
3497-of subsection (b).
3498-(B) Instructional materials under subparagraph (O)
3499-of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
3500-(C) Assessment under subparagraph (P) of paragraph
3501-(2) of subsection (b).
3502-(D) Student activities under subparagraph (R) of
3503-paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
3504-(E) Maintenance and operations under subparagraph
3505-(S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
3506-(F) Central office under subparagraph (T) of
3507-paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
3508-(i) Professional Review Panel.
3509-(1) A Professional Review Panel is created to study
3510-and review topics related to the implementation and effect
3511-of Evidence-Based Funding, as assigned by a joint
3512-resolution or Public Act of the General Assembly or a
3513-motion passed by the State Board of Education. The Panel
3514-must provide recommendations to and serve the Governor,
3515-the General Assembly, and the State Board. The State
3516-Superintendent or his or her designee must serve as a
3517-voting member and chairperson of the Panel. The State
3518-Superintendent must appoint a vice chairperson from the
3519-membership of the Panel. The Panel must advance
3520-recommendations based on a three-fifths majority vote of
3521-
3522-
3523-Panel members present and voting. A minority opinion may
3524-also accompany any recommendation of the Panel. The Panel
3525-shall be appointed by the State Superintendent, except as
3526-otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (i)
3527-and include the following members:
3528-(A) Two appointees that represent district
3529-superintendents, recommended by a statewide
3530-organization that represents district superintendents.
3531-(B) Two appointees that represent school boards,
3532-recommended by a statewide organization that
3533-represents school boards.
3534-(C) Two appointees from districts that represent
3535-school business officials, recommended by a statewide
3536-organization that represents school business
3537-officials.
3538-(D) Two appointees that represent school
3539-principals, recommended by a statewide organization
3540-that represents school principals.
3541-(E) Two appointees that represent teachers,
3542-recommended by a statewide organization that
3543-represents teachers.
3544-(F) Two appointees that represent teachers,
3545-recommended by another statewide organization that
3546-represents teachers.
3547-(G) Two appointees that represent regional
3548-superintendents of schools, recommended by
3549-
3550-
3551-organizations that represent regional superintendents.
3552-(H) Two independent experts selected solely by the
3553-State Superintendent.
3554-(I) Two independent experts recommended by public
3555-universities in this State.
3556-(J) One member recommended by a statewide
3557-organization that represents parents.
3558-(K) Two representatives recommended by collective
3559-impact organizations that represent major metropolitan
3560-areas or geographic areas in Illinois.
3561-(L) One member from a statewide organization
3562-focused on research-based education policy to support
3563-a school system that prepares all students for
3564-college, a career, and democratic citizenship.
3565-(M) One representative from a school district
3566-organized under Article 34 of this Code.
3567-The State Superintendent shall ensure that the
3568-membership of the Panel includes representatives from
3569-school districts and communities reflecting the
3570-geographic, socio-economic, racial, and ethnic diversity
3571-of this State. The State Superintendent shall additionally
3572-ensure that the membership of the Panel includes
3573-representatives with expertise in bilingual education and
3574-special education. Staff from the State Board shall staff
3575-the Panel.
3576-(2) In addition to those Panel members appointed by
3577-
3578-
3579-the State Superintendent, 4 members of the General
3580-Assembly shall be appointed as follows: one member of the
3581-House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
3582-House of Representatives, one member of the Senate
3583-appointed by the President of the Senate, one member of
3584-the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority
3585-Leader of the House of Representatives, and one member of
3586-the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
3587-There shall be one additional member appointed by the
3588-Governor. All members appointed by legislative leaders or
3589-the Governor shall be non-voting, ex officio members.
3590-(3) The Panel must study topics at the direction of
3591-the General Assembly or State Board of Education, as
3592-provided under paragraph (1). The Panel may also study the
3593-following topics at the direction of the chairperson:
3594-(A) The format and scope of annual spending plans
3595-referenced in paragraph (9) of subsection (h) of this
3596-Section.
3597-(B) The Comparable Wage Index under this Section.
3598-(C) Maintenance and operations, including capital
3599-maintenance and construction costs.
3600-(D) "At-risk student" definition.
3601-(E) Benefits.
3602-(F) Technology.
3603-(G) Local Capacity Target.
3604-(H) Funding for Alternative Schools, Laboratory
3605-
3606-
3607-Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning
3608-opportunities programs.
3609-(I) Funding for college and career acceleration
3610-strategies.
3611-(J) Special education investments.
3612-(K) Early childhood investments, in collaboration
3613-with the Illinois Early Learning Council.
3614-(4) (Blank).
3615-(5) Within 5 years after the implementation of this
3616-Section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Panel shall
3617-complete an evaluative study of the entire Evidence-Based
3618-Funding model, including an assessment of whether or not
3619-the formula is achieving State goals. The Panel shall
3620-report to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the
3621-Governor on the findings of the study.
3622-(6) (Blank).
3623-(7) To ensure that (i) the Adequacy Target calculation
3624-under subsection (b) accurately reflects the needs of
3625-students living in poverty or attending schools located in
3626-areas of high poverty, (ii) racial equity within the
3627-Evidence-Based Funding formula is explicitly explored and
3628-advanced, and (iii) the funding goals of the formula
3629-distribution system established under this Section are
3630-sufficient to provide adequate funding for every student
3631-and to fully fund every school in this State, the Panel
3632-shall review the Essential Elements under paragraph (2) of
3633-
3634-
3635-subsection (b). The Panel shall consider all of the
3636-following in its review:
3637-(A) The financial ability of school districts to
3638-provide instruction in a foreign language to every
3639-student and whether an additional Essential Element
3640-should be added to the formula to ensure that every
3641-student has access to instruction in a foreign
3642-language.
3643-(B) The adult-to-student ratio for each Essential
3644-Element in which a ratio is identified. The Panel
3645-shall consider whether the ratio accurately reflects
3646-the staffing needed to support students living in
3647-poverty or who have traumatic backgrounds.
3648-(C) Changes to the Essential Elements that may be
3649-required to better promote racial equity and eliminate
3650-structural racism within schools.
3651-(D) The impact of investing $350,000,000 in
3652-additional funds each year under this Section and an
3653-estimate of when the school system will become fully
3654-funded under this level of appropriation.
3655-(E) Provide an overview of alternative funding
3656-structures that would enable the State to become fully
3657-funded at an earlier date.
3658-(F) The potential to increase efficiency and to
3659-find cost savings within the school system to expedite
3660-the journey to a fully funded system.
3661-
3662-
3663-(G) The appropriate levels for reenrolling and
3664-graduating high-risk high school students who have
3665-been previously out of school. These outcomes shall
3666-include enrollment, attendance, skill gains, credit
3667-gains, graduation or promotion to the next grade
3668-level, and the transition to college, training, or
3669-employment, with an emphasis on progressively
3670-increasing the overall attendance.
3671-(H) The evidence-based or research-based practices
3672-that are shown to reduce the gaps and disparities
3673-experienced by African American students in academic
3674-achievement and educational performance, including
3675-practices that have been shown to reduce disparities
3676-in disciplinary rates, drop-out rates, graduation
3677-rates, college matriculation rates, and college
3678-completion rates.
3679-On or before December 31, 2021, the Panel shall report
3680-to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the Governor
3681-on the findings of its review. This paragraph (7) is
3682-inoperative on and after July 1, 2022.
3683-(8) On or before April 1, 2024, the Panel must submit a
3684-report to the General Assembly on annual adjustments to
3685-Glenwood Academy's base-funding minimum in a similar
3686-fashion to school districts under this Section.
3687-(j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in
3688-other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under
3689-
3690-
3691-Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to
3692-be references to evidence-based model formula funds or
3693-calculations under this Section.
3694-(Source: P.A. 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
3695-102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-782, eff.
3696-1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-8,
3697-eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23;
3698-revised 8-30-23.)
3699-(105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
3700-Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
3701-(a) (Blank).
3702-(b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
3703-State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
3704-and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
3705-required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
3706-examinations and indicators must be based on national and
3707-State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
3708-State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
3709-Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
3710-Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
3711-implement and administer this Section.
3712-(c) (Blank).
3713-(c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
3714-paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
3715-applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
3716-
3717-
3718-paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
3719-endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
3720-requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
3721-21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
3722-(d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
3723-required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
3724-of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
3725-shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
3726-be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
3727-until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
3728-(d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
3729-vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
3730-of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
3731-General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
3732-content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
3733-education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
3734-area test that contains testing elements that cover
3735-bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
3736-foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
3737-higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
3738-language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
3739-Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
3740-the language and literacy portion of the test on the
3741-recommended cut-score determined in the formal
3742-standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
3743-particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
3744-
3745-
3746-State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
3747-candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
3748-the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
3749-(e) (Blank).
3750-(f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
3751-Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
3752-Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
3753-teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
3754-to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
3755-performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
3756-Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
3757-(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
3758-of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
3759-1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
3760-programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
3761-21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
3762-assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
3763-consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3764-Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
3765-materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
3766-individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
3767-employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
3768-designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
3769-application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
3770-refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
3771-performance assessment under this subsection.
3772-
3773-
3774-(f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
3775-created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
3776-teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
3777-across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
3778-the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
3779-supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
3780-Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
3781-ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
3782-shall consist of all of the following members:
3783-(1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
3784-President of the Senate.
3785-(2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
3786-Minority Leader of the Senate.
3787-(3) One member of the House of Representatives,
3788-appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
3789-(4) One member of the House of Representatives,
3790-appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
3791-Representatives.
3792-(5) One member who represents a statewide professional
3793-teachers' organization, appointed by the State
3794-Superintendent of Education.
3795-(6) One member who represents a different statewide
3796-professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
3797-State Superintendent of Education.
3798-(7) One member from a statewide organization
3799-representing school principals, appointed by the State
3800-
3801-
3802-Superintendent of Education.
3803-(8) One member from a statewide organization
3804-representing regional superintendents of schools,
3805-appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
3806-(9) One member from a statewide organization
3807-representing school administrators, appointed by the State
3808-Superintendent of Education.
3809-(10) One member representing a school district
3810-organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
3811-State Superintendent of Education.
3812-(11) One member of an association representing rural
3813-and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
3814-of Education.
3815-(12) One member representing a suburban school
3816-district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
3817-Education.
3818-(13) One member from a statewide organization
3819-representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
3820-the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
3821-of Education.
3822-(14) One member from a statewide organization
3823-representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
3824-State Superintendent of Education.
3825-(15) One member from a statewide organization
3826-representing school districts in the collar counties of
3827-the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
3828-
3829-
3830-of Education.
3831-(16) Three members, each representing a different
3832-public university in this State and each a current member
3833-of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
3834-program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
3835-Education.
3836-(17) Three members, each representing a different
3837-4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
3838-each a current member of the faculty of an approved
3839-educator preparation program, appointed by the State
3840-Superintendent of Education.
3841-(18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
3842-appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
3843-(19) One member representing a statewide policy
3844-organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
3845-and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
3846-Education.
3847-(20) One member representing a statewide organization
3848-focused on research-based education policy to support a
3849-school system that prepares all students for college, a
3850-career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
3851-Superintendent of Education.
3852-(21) Two members representing an early childhood
3853-advocacy organization, appointed by the State
3854-Superintendent of Education.
3855-(22) One member representing a statewide organization
3856-
3857-
3858-that partners with educator preparation programs and
3859-school districts to support the growth and development of
3860-preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
3861-of Education.
3862-(23) One member representing a statewide organization
3863-that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
3864-in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
3865-Education.
3866-(24) One member representing a statewide organization
3867-that represents school boards, appointed by the State
3868-Superintendent of Education.
3869-(25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
3870-served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
3871-Superintendent of Education.
3872-Members of the Task Force shall serve without
3873-compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
3874-the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
3875-meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
3876-who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
3877-Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
3878-administrative and other support to the Task Force.
3879-On or before October 31, August 1, 2024, the Task Force
3880-shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
3881-teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
3882-State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
3883-Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
3884-
3885-
3886-(g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
3887-performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
3888-time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
3889-consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3890-Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
3891-organization or tests designed by the State Board of
3892-Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
3893-and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
3894-assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
3895-tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
3896-person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
3897-of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
3898-the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
3899-score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
3900-Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
3901-Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
3902-administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
3903-place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
3904-consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3905-Board.
3906-The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
3907-the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
3908-applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
3909-subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
3910-Code in the English language and in the language of the
3911-transitional bilingual education program requested by the
3912-
3913-
3914-applicant.
3915-(h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
3916-provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
3917-district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
3918-(i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
3919-testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
3920-limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
3921-validation, and determination of a passing score,
3922-administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
3923-applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
3924-years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
3925-accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
3926-such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
3927-year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
3928-(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
3929-103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
3930-(105 ILCS 5/21B-45)
3931-Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.
3932-(a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
3933-are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as
3934-specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this
3935-Code.
3936-Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall
3937-meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section,
3938-unless otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds
3939-
3940-
3941-a license endorsed in more than one area that has different
3942-renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal
3943-requirements for the position for which he or she spends the
3944-majority of his or her time working.
3945-(b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as
3946-provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that
3947-year. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, if
3948-a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the
3949-State Board of Education shall send him or her notification
3950-electronically that his or her license will lapse if not
3951-renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license
3952-lapsing. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon
3953-(i) payment to the State Board of Education by the applicant of
3954-a $50 penalty or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by
3955-completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally
3956-accredited institution of higher education in the content area
3957-that most aligns with one or more of the educator's
3958-endorsement areas. Any and all back fees, including without
3959-limitation registration fees owed from the time of expiration
3960-of the license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid
3961-and kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this
3962-Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in
3963-Article 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for
3964-registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with
3965-Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
3966-months from the expiration of the last year of registration or
3967-
3968-
3969-on January 1 of the fiscal year following initial issuance of
3970-the license. An unregistered license is invalid after
3971-September 1 for employment and performance of services in an
3972-Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and in
3973-a charter school. Any license or endorsement may be
3974-voluntarily surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily
3975-surrendered license shall be treated as a revoked license. An
3976-Educator License with Stipulations with only a
3977-paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse.
3978-(c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to
3979-satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
3980-this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
3981-administrative endorsement who is working in a position
3982-requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
3983-Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of
3984-this Code, per fiscal year.
3985-(c-5) All licenses issued by the State Board of Education
3986-under this Article that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not
3987-been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be
3988-extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021.
3989-(d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
3990-requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
3991-Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
3992-professional development plan each year. The plan shall
3993-address one or more of the endorsements that are required of
3994-his or her educator position if the licensee is employed and
3995-
3996-
3997-performing services in an Illinois public or State-operated
3998-school or cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a
3999-charter school, the plan shall address that endorsement or
4000-those endorsements most closely related to his or her educator
4001-position. Licensees employed and performing services in any
4002-other Illinois schools may participate in the renewal
4003-requirements by adhering to the same process.
4004-Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
4005-licensee's professional development activities shall align
4006-with one or more of the following criteria:
4007-(1) activities are of a type that engages participants
4008-over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
4009-discovery, and application as they relate to student
4010-learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
4011-(2) professional development aligns to the licensee's
4012-performance;
4013-(3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student
4014-growth or district improvement;
4015-(4) activities align to State-approved standards; and
4016-(5) higher education coursework.
4017-(e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator
4018-licensee shall engage in professional development activities.
4019-Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into
4020-the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name,
4021-date, and location of the activity, the number of professional
4022-development hours, and the provider's name. The following
4023-
4024-
4025-provisions shall apply concerning professional development
4026-activities:
4027-(1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours
4028-of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in
4029-order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided
4030-in this Section.
4031-(2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
4032-any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
4033-working in a position requiring such endorsement is not
4034-required to complete Illinois Administrators' Academy
4035-courses, as described in Article 2 of this Code. Such
4036-licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators'
4037-Academy course within one year after returning to a
4038-position that requires the administrative endorsement.
4039-(3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
4040-who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or
4041-an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
4042-an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall
4043-complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
4044-described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in
4045-addition to 100 hours of professional development per
4046-5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.
4047-However, for the 2021-2022 school year only, a licensee
4048-under this paragraph (3) is not required to complete an
4049-Illinois Administrators' Academy course.
4050-(4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
4051-
4052-
4053-Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
4054-designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of
4055-professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order
4056-to renew the license.
4057-(5) Licensees working in a position that does not
4058-require educator licensure or working in a position for
4059-less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
4060-exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
4061-fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
4062-license.
4063-(6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits
4064-from a State of Illinois retirement system shall be listed
4065-as retired, and the license shall be maintained in retired
4066-status. For any renewal cycle in which a licensee retires
4067-during the renewal cycle, the licensee must complete
4068-professional development activities on a prorated basis
4069-depending on the number of years during the renewal cycle
4070-the educator held an active license. If a licensee retires
4071-during a renewal cycle, the license status must be updated
4072-using ELIS indicating that the licensee wishes to maintain
4073-the license in retired status and the licensee must show
4074-proof of completion of professional development activities
4075-on a prorated basis for all years of that renewal cycle for
4076-which the license was active. An individual with a license
4077-in retired status shall not be required to complete
4078-professional development activities until returning to a
4079-
4080-
4081-position that requires educator licensure. Upon returning
4082-to work in a position that requires the Professional
4083-Educator License, the license status shall immediately be
4084-updated using ELIS and the licensee shall complete renewal
4085-requirements for that year. A retired teacher, even if
4086-returning to a position that requires educator licensure,
4087-shall not be required to pay registration fees. A license
4088-in retired status cannot lapse. Beginning on January 6,
4089-2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-920) through
4090-December 31, 2017, any licensee who has retired and whose
4091-license has lapsed for failure to renew as provided in
4092-this Section may reinstate that license and maintain it in
4093-retired status upon providing proof to the State Board of
4094-Education using ELIS that the licensee is retired and is
4095-not working in a position that requires a Professional
4096-Educator License.
4097-(7) For any renewal cycle in which professional
4098-development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
4099-licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the
4100-minimum professional development hours required in this
4101-Section prior to September 1 of that year. Professional
4102-development hours used to fulfill the minimum required
4103-hours for a renewal cycle may be used for only one renewal
4104-cycle. For any fiscal year or renewal cycle in which an
4105-Illinois Administrators' Academy course was required but
4106-not completed, the licensee shall complete any missed
4107-
4108-
4109-Illinois Administrators' Academy courses prior to
4110-September 1 of that year. The licensee may complete all
4111-deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' Academy
4112-courses while continuing to work in a position that
4113-requires that license until September 1 of that year.
4114-(8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the
4115-professional development renewal requirements set forth in
4116-this Section at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is
4117-ineligible to register his or her license and may submit
4118-an appeal to the State Superintendent of Education for
4119-reinstatement of the license.
4120-(9) If professional development opportunities were
4121-unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
4122-unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
4123-August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
4124-submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
4125-State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
4126-extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
4127-during the extension period.
4128-(10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to
4129-December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
4130-98-610) shall commence the annual renewal process with the
4131-first scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013
4132-(the effective date of Public Act 98-610).
4133-(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
4134-subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required
4135-
4136-
4137-number of professional development hours during a renewal
4138-cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned
4139-from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the
4140-renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must
4141-be applied to the next renewal cycle. Illinois
4142-Administrators' Academy courses or hours earned in those
4143-courses may not be carried over.
4144-(e-5) The number of professional development hours
4145-required under subsection (e) is reduced by 20% for any
4146-renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year.
4147-(f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to
4148-the required questions under penalty of perjury.
4149-(f-5) The State Board of Education shall conduct random
4150-audits of licensees to verify a licensee's fulfillment of the
4151-professional development hours required under this Section.
4152-Upon completion of a random audit, if it is determined by the
4153-State Board of Education that the licensee did not complete
4154-the required number of professional development hours or did
4155-not provide sufficient proof of completion, the licensee shall
4156-be notified that his or her license has lapsed. A license that
4157-has lapsed under this subsection may be reinstated as provided
4158-in subsection (b).
4159-(g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
4160-to provide professional development activities for the renewal
4161-of Professional Educator Licenses:
4162-(1) The State Board of Education.
4163-
4164-
4165-(2) Regional offices of education and intermediate
4166-service centers.
4167-(3) Illinois professional associations representing
4168-the following groups that are approved by the State
4169-Superintendent of Education:
4170-(A) school administrators;
4171-(B) principals;
4172-(C) school business officials;
4173-(D) teachers, including special education
4174-teachers;
4175-(E) school boards;
4176-(F) school districts;
4177-(G) parents; and
4178-(H) school service personnel.
4179-(4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
4180-education that offer Illinois-approved educator
4181-preparation programs and public community colleges subject
4182-to the Public Community College Act.
4183-(5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools
4184-authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint
4185-educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this
4186-Code for the purposes of providing career and technical
4187-education or special education services.
4188-(6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December
4189-31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has
4190-had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board
4191-
4192-
4193-of Education to provide professional development services
4194-in the area of English Learning to Illinois school
4195-districts, teachers, or administrators.
4196-(7) State agencies, State boards, and State
4197-commissions.
4198-(8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum
4199-Disposition of Property Act.
4200-(h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this
4201-Section shall make available professional development
4202-opportunities that satisfy at least one of the following:
4203-(1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
4204-district leaders who guide continuous professional
4205-development;
4206-(2) improve the learning of students;
4207-(3) organize adults into learning communities whose
4208-goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
4209-(4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
4210-(5) provide educators with research-based
4211-instructional strategies to assist students in meeting
4212-rigorous academic standards;
4213-(6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
4214-types of classroom assessments;
4215-(7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
4216-intended goals;
4217-(8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
4218-collaborate;
4219-
4220-
4221-(9) prepare educators to apply research to decision
4222-making;
4223-(10) provide educators with training on inclusive
4224-practices in the classroom that examines instructional and
4225-behavioral strategies that improve academic and
4226-social-emotional outcomes for all students, with or
4227-without disabilities, in a general education setting; or
4228-(11) beginning on July 1, 2022, provide educators with
4229-training on the physical and mental health needs of
4230-students, student safety, educator ethics, professional
4231-conduct, and other topics that address the well-being of
4232-students and improve the academic and social-emotional
4233-outcomes of students.
4234-(i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this
4235-Section shall do the following:
4236-(1) align professional development activities to the
4237-State-approved national standards for professional
4238-learning;
4239-(2) meet the professional development criteria for
4240-Illinois licensure renewal;
4241-(3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
4242-how it aligns to State standards and identify the
4243-assessment for determining the expected impact on student
4244-learning or school improvement;
4245-(4) maintain original documentation for completion of
4246-activities;
4247-
4248-
4249-(5) provide license holders with evidence of
4250-completion of activities;
4251-(6) request an Illinois Educator Identification Number
4252-(IEIN) for each educator during each professional
4253-development activity; and
4254-(7) beginning on July 1, 2019, register annually with
4255-the State Board of Education prior to offering any
4256-professional development opportunities in the current
4257-fiscal year.
4258-(j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
4259-audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school
4260-districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of
4261-education and intermediate service centers. The State Board of
4262-Education shall ensure that each approved provider, except for
4263-a school district, is audited at least once every 5 years. The
4264-State Board of Education may conduct more frequent audits of
4265-providers if evidence suggests the requirements of this
4266-Section or administrative rules are not being met.
4267-(1) (Blank).
4268-(2) Approved providers shall comply with the
4269-requirements in subsections (h) and (i) of this Section by
4270-annually submitting data to the State Board of Education
4271-demonstrating how the professional development activities
4272-impacted one or more of the following:
4273-(A) educator and student growth in regards to
4274-content knowledge or skills, or both;
4275-
4276-
4277-(B) educator and student social and emotional
4278-growth; or
4279-(C) alignment to district or school improvement
4280-plans.
4281-(3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
4282-the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
4283-regional offices of education, and intermediate service
4284-centers in audits conducted under this subsection (j) to
4285-determine if the approved provider has met the criteria
4286-and should continue to be an approved provider or if
4287-further action should be taken as provided in rules.
4288-(k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal
4289-cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
4290-5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
4291-development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed
4292-and entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the
4293-registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
4294-debit card.
4295-(l) Any professional educator licensee endorsed for school
4296-support personnel who is employed and performing services in
4297-Illinois public schools and who holds an active and current
4298-professional license issued by the Department of Financial and
4299-Professional Regulation or a national certification board, as
4300-approved by the State Board of Education, related to the
4301-endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License shall
4302-be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
4303-
4304-
4305-development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
4306-individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to
4307-renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who
4308-does not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial
4309-and Professional Regulation shall complete professional
4310-development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
4311-Educator License provided for in this Section.
4312-(m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and
4313-Licensure Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of
4314-notice from the State Superintendent of Education that a
4315-license will not be renewed based upon failure to complete the
4316-requirements of this Section. A licensee may appeal that
4317-decision to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
4318-in a manner prescribed by rule.
4319-(1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
4320-Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
4321-sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
4322-State Board of Education.
4323-(2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
4324-shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license
4325-within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to
4326-determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of
4327-this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure
4328-Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its
4329-determination based upon the record of review, which shall
4330-consist of the following:
4331-
4332-
4333-(A) the regional superintendent of education's
4334-rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,
4335-if applicable;
4336-(B) any evidence submitted to the State
4337-Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
4338-statement of assurance for renewal; and
4339-(C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
4340-nonrenewal of the license.
4341-(3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
4342-shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding
4343-license renewal by certified mail, return receipt
4344-requested, no later than 30 days after reaching a
4345-decision. Upon receipt of notification of renewal, the
4346-licensee, using ELIS, shall pay the applicable
4347-registration fee for the next cycle using a form of credit
4348-or debit card.
4349-(n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
4350-necessary to implement this Section.
4351-(Source: P.A. 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; 102-710, eff. 4-27-22;
4352-102-730, eff. 5-6-22; 102-852, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff.
4353-6-30-23.)
4354-(105 ILCS 5/21B-50)
4355-Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
4356-Teachers.
4357-(a) There is established an alternative educator licensure
4358-
4359-
4360-program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure
4361-Program for Teachers.
4362-(b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
4363-Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved
4364-to offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of
4365-Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
4366-and Licensure Board.
4367-The program shall be comprised of up to 3 phases:
4368-(1) A course of study that at a minimum includes
4369-instructional planning; instructional strategies,
4370-including special education, reading, and English language
4371-learning; classroom management; and the assessment of
4372-students and use of data to drive instruction.
4373-(2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's
4374-assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a
4375-co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must
4376-hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an
4377-alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to
4378-enter the residency. In residency, the candidate must: be
4379-assigned an effective, fully licensed teacher by the
4380-principal or principal equivalent to act as a mentor and
4381-coach the candidate through residency, complete additional
4382-program requirements that address required State and
4383-national standards, pass the State Board's teacher
4384-performance assessment, if required under Section 21B-30,
4385-and be recommended by the principal or qualified
4386-
4387-
4388-equivalent of a principal, as required under subsection
4389-(d) of this Section, and the program coordinator to be
4390-recommended for full licensure or to continue with a
4391-second year of the residency.
4392-(3) (Blank).
4393-(4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
4394-teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or
4395-qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under
4396-subsection (d) of this Section, and the program
4397-coordinator, at the end of either the first or the second
4398-year of residency. If there is disagreement between the 2
4399-evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness at
4400-the end of the first year of residency, a second year of
4401-residency shall be required. If there is disagreement
4402-between the 2 evaluators at the end of the second year of
4403-residency, the candidate may complete one additional year
4404-of residency teaching under a professional development
4405-plan developed by the principal or qualified equivalent
4406-and the preparation program. At the completion of the
4407-third year, a candidate must have positive evaluations and
4408-a recommendation for full licensure from both the
4409-principal or qualified equivalent and the program
4410-coordinator or no Professional Educator License shall be
4411-issued.
4412-Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
4413-satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content
4414-
4415-
4416-matter requirements established by law.
4417-(c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
4418-Educator License with Stipulations is valid for up to 2 years
4419-of teaching in the public schools, including without
4420-limitation a preschool educational program under Section
4421-2-3.71 of this Code or charter school, or in a
4422-State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
4423-administrator is required to have the licensure necessary to
4424-be a principal in a public school in this State and in which a
4425-majority of the teachers are required to have the licensure
4426-necessary to be instructors in a public school in this State,
4427-but may be renewed for a third year if needed to complete the
4428-Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. The
4429-endorsement shall be issued only once to an individual who
4430-meets all of the following requirements:
4431-(1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
4432-or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
4433-(2) (Blank).
4434-(3) Has completed a major in the content area if
4435-seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
4436-seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
4437-education endorsement, has completed a major in the
4438-content area of early childhood reading, English/language
4439-arts, mathematics, or one of the sciences. If the
4440-individual does not have a major in a content area for any
4441-level of teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to
4442-
4443-
4444-the State Board of Education to be reviewed for
4445-equivalency.
4446-(4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
4447-(b) of this Section.
4448-(5) Has passed a content area test required for the
4449-specific endorsement for admission into the program, as
4450-required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
4451-A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
4452-educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
4453-other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school
4454-who are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if
4455-any, but a school is not required to provide these benefits
4456-during the years of residency if the candidate is serving only
4457-as a co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
4458-record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
4459-other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
4460-counted towards tenure.
4461-(d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
4462-Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
4463-school district, including without limitation a preschool
4464-educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or
4465-charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in
4466-this State in which the chief administrator is required to
4467-have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public
4468-school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers
4469-are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors
4470-
4471-
4472-in a public school in this State. A recognized institution
4473-that partners with a public school district administering a
4474-preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this
4475-Code must require a principal to recommend or evaluate
4476-candidates in the program. A recognized institution that
4477-partners with an eligible entity administering a preschool
4478-educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that
4479-is not a public school district must require a principal or
4480-qualified equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate
4481-candidates in the program. The program presented for approval
4482-by the State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports
4483-that are to be provided to assist the provisional teacher
4484-during the one-year 1-year or 2-year residency period and if
4485-the residency period is to be less than 2 years in length,
4486-assurances from the partner school districts to provide
4487-intensive mentoring and supports through at least the end of
4488-the second full year of teaching for educators who completed
4489-the Alternative Educator Educators Licensure Program for
4490-Teachers in less than 2 years. These supports must, at a
4491-minimum, provide additional contact hours with mentors during
4492-the first year of residency.
4493-(e) Upon completion of phases under paragraphs (1), (2),
4494-(4), and, if needed, (3) in subsection (b) of this Section and
4495-all assessments required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, an
4496-individual shall receive a Professional Educator License.
4497-(f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
4498-
4499-
4500-State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
4501-rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the
4502-Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
4503-(Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-488, eff. 8-4-23;
4504-revised 9-1-23.)
4505-(105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2)
4506-Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age.
4507-(a) Any person having custody or control of a child who is
4508-below the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above and who
4509-is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in the
4510-public school shall cause the child to attend the public
4511-school in the district wherein he or she resides when it is in
4512-session during the regular school term, unless the child is
4513-excused under Section 26-1 of this Code.
4514-(b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its
4515-secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has
4516-dropped out of school and who could not, because of age and
4517-lack of credits, attend classes during the normal school year
4518-and graduate before his or her twenty-first birthday. A
4519-district may, however, enroll the child in a graduation
4520-incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code or an
4521-alternative learning opportunities program established under
4522-Article 13B. No child shall be denied reenrollment for the
4523-above reasons unless the school district first offers the
4524-child due process as required in cases of expulsion under
4525-
4526-
4527-Section 10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being
4528-provided with due process, the school district must provide
4529-counseling to that child and must direct that child to
4530-alternative educational programs, including adult education
4531-programs, that lead to graduation or receipt of a State of
4532-Illinois High School Diploma.
4533-(c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a
4534-student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure
4535-to meet minimum attendance standards if all of the following
4536-conditions are met:
4537-(1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20%
4538-or more of the attendance days in the semester immediately
4539-prior to the current semester.
4540-(2) The student and the student's parent or guardian
4541-are given written notice warning that the student is
4542-subject to denial from enrollment for one semester unless
4543-the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of
4544-the attendance days in the current semester.
4545-(3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with
4546-the right to appeal the notice, as determined by the State
4547-Board of Education in accordance with due process.
4548-(4) The student is provided with attendance
4549-remediation services, including without limitation
4550-assessment, counseling, and support services.
4551-(5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20%
4552-or more of the attendance days in the current semester.
4553-
4554-
4555-A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a
4556-student (or reenrollment to a dropout) who is at least 17 years
4557-of age or older but below 19 years for more than one
4558-consecutive semester for failure to meet attendance standards.
4559-(d) No child may be denied reenrollment under this Section
4560-in violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
4561-Education Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
4562-(e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a
4563-dropout who has reenrolled full-time in a public school. Each
4564-school district shall identify, track, and report on the
4565-educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a
4566-subset of the district's required reporting on all
4567-enrollments. A reenrolled student who again drops out must not
4568-be counted again against a district's dropout rate performance
4569-measure. The State Board of Education shall set performance
4570-standards for programs serving reenrolled students.
4571-(f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
4572-necessary to implement the changes to this Section made by
4573-Public Act 93-803.
4574-(Source: P.A. 102-981, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;
4575-103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
4576-(105 ILCS 5/27-22.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.2)
4577-Sec. 27-22.2. Career and technical Vocational education
4578-elective. Whenever the school board of any school district
4579-which maintains grades 9 through 12 establishes a list of
4580-
4581-
4582-courses from which secondary school students each must elect
4583-at least one course, to be completed along with other course
4584-requirements as a pre-requisite to receiving a high school
4585-diploma, that school board must include on the list of such
4586-elective courses at least one course in career and technical
4587-vocational education.
4588-(Source: P.A. 84-1334; 84-1438.)
4589-(105 ILCS 5/34-8.05)
4590-Sec. 34-8.05. Reporting firearms in schools. On or after
4591-January 1, 1997, upon receipt of any written, electronic, or
4592-verbal report from any school personnel regarding a verified
4593-incident involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or
4594-leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or
4595-used by the school for the transport of students or school
4596-personnel, the general superintendent or his or her designee
4597-shall report all such firearm-related incidents occurring in a
4598-school or on school property to the local law enforcement
4599-authorities no later than 24 hours after the occurrence of the
4600-incident and to the Illinois State Police in a form, manner,
4601-and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois State Police.
4602-The general superintendent or the general superintendent's
4603-designee shall report any written, electronic, or verbal
4604-report of a verified incident involving a firearm to the State
4605-Board of Education through existing school incident reporting
4606-systems as they occur during the year by no later than July 31
4607-
4608-
4609-for the previous school year. The State Board of Education
4610-shall report the data and make it available to the public via
4611-its website. The local law enforcement authority shall, by
4612-March 1 of each year, report the required data from the
4613-previous year to the Illinois State Police's Illinois Uniform
4614-Crime Reporting Program, which shall be included in its annual
4615-Crime in Illinois report.
4616-The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
4617-statistical compilation and related data associated with
4618-incidents involving firearms in schools from the Illinois
4619-State Police. As used in this Section, the term "firearm"
4620-shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the
4621-Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
4622-(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
4623-Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
4624-changing Sections 45 and 50 as follows:
4625-(105 ILCS 128/45)
4626-Sec. 45. Threat assessment procedure.
4627-(a) Each school district must implement a threat
4628-assessment procedure that may be part of a school board policy
4629-on targeted school violence prevention. The procedure must
4630-include the creation of a threat assessment team. The team
4631-must include at least one law enforcement official and
4632-cross-disciplinary representatives of the district who are
4633-
4634-
4635-most directly familiar with the mental and behavioral health
4636-needs of students and staff. Such cross-disciplinary
4637-representatives may include all of the following members:
4638-(1) An administrator employed by the school district
4639-or a special education cooperative that serves the school
4640-district and is available to serve.
4641-(2) A teacher employed by the school district or a
4642-special education cooperative that serves the school
4643-district and is available to serve.
4644-(3) A school counselor employed by the school district
4645-or a special education cooperative that serves the school
4646-district and is available to serve.
4647-(4) A school psychologist employed by the school
4648-district or a special education cooperative that serves
4649-the school district and is available to serve.
4650-(5) A school social worker employed by the school
4651-district or a special education cooperative that serves
4652-the school district and is available to serve.
4653-(6) (Blank). At least one law enforcement official.
4654-If a school district is unable to establish a threat
4655-assessment team with school district staff and resources, it
4656-may utilize a regional behavioral threat assessment and
4657-intervention team that includes mental health professionals
4658-and representatives from the State, county, and local law
4659-enforcement agencies.
4660-(b) A school district shall establish the threat
4661-
4662-
4663-assessment team under this Section no later than 180 days
4664-after August 23, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
4665-101-455) and must implement an initial threat assessment
4666-procedure no later than 120 days after August 23, 2019 (the
4667-effective date of Public Act 101-455). Each year prior to the
4668-start of the school year, the school board shall file the
4669-threat assessment procedure and a list identifying the members
4670-of the school district's threat assessment team or regional
4671-behavior threat assessment and intervention team with (i) a
4672-local law enforcement agency and (ii) the regional office of
4673-education or, with respect to a school district organized
4674-under Article 34 of the School Code, the State Board of
4675-Education.
4676-(b-5) A charter school operating under a charter issued by
4677-a local board of education may adhere to the local board's
4678-threat assessment procedure or may implement its own threat
4679-assessment procedure in full compliance with the requirements
4680-of this Section. The charter agreement shall specify in detail
4681-how threat assessment procedures will be determined for the
4682-charter school.
4683-(b-10) A special education cooperative operating under a
4684-joint agreement must implement its own threat assessment
4685-procedure in full compliance with the requirements of this
4686-Section, including the creation of a threat assessment team,
4687-which may consist of individuals employed by the member
4688-districts. The procedure must include actions the special
4689-
4690-
4691-education cooperative will take in partnership with its member
4692-districts to address a threat.
4693-(c) Any sharing of student information under this Section
4694-must comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and
4695-Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois School Student Records
4696-Act.
4697-(d) (Blank).
4698-(Source: P.A. 102-791, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22;
4699-103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)
4700-(105 ILCS 128/50)
4701-Sec. 50. Crisis response mapping data grants.
4702-(a) Subject to appropriation, a public school district, a
4703-charter school, a special education cooperative or district,
4704-an education for employment system, a State-approved area
4705-career center, a public university laboratory school, the
4706-Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, the Department of
4707-Juvenile Justice School District, a regional office of
4708-education, the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Illinois
4709-School for the Visually Impaired, the Philip J. Rock Center
4710-and School, an early childhood or preschool program supported
4711-by the Early Childhood Block Grant, or any other public school
4712-entity designated by the State Board of Education by rule, may
4713-apply to the State Board of Education or the State Board of
4714-Education or the State Board's designee for a grant to obtain
4715-crisis response mapping data and to provide copies of the
4716-
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4718-crisis response mapping data to appropriate local, county,
4719-State, and federal first responders for use in response to
4720-emergencies. The crisis response mapping data shall be stored
4721-and provided in an electronic or digital format to assist
4722-first responders in responding to emergencies at the school.
4723-(b) Subject to appropriation, including funding for any
4724-administrative costs reasonably incurred by the State Board of
4725-Education or the State Board's designee in the administration
4726-of the grant program described by this Section, the State
4727-Board shall provide grants to any entity in subsection (a)
4728-upon approval of an application submitted by the entity to
4729-cover the costs incurred in obtaining crisis response mapping
4730-data under this Section. The grant application must include
4731-crisis response mapping data for all schools under the
4732-jurisdiction of the entity submitting the application,
4733-including, in the case of a public school district, any
4734-charter schools authorized by the school board for the school
4735-district.
4736-(c) To be eligible for a grant under this Section, the
4737-crisis response mapping data must, at a minimum:
4738-(1) be compatible and integrate into security software
4739-platforms in use by the specific school for which the data
4740-is provided without requiring local law enforcement
4741-agencies or the school district to purchase additional
4742-software or requiring the integration of third-party
4743-software to view the data;
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4745-
4746-(2) be compatible with security software platforms in
4747-use by the specific school for which the data is provided
4748-without requiring local public safety agencies or the
4749-school district to purchase additional software or
4750-requiring the integration of third-party software to view
4751-the data;
4752-(3) be capable of being provided in a printable
4753-format;
4754-(4) be verified for accuracy by an on-site
4755-walk-through of the school building and grounds;
4756-(5) be oriented to true north;
4757-(6) be overlaid on current aerial imagery or plans of
4758-the school building;
4759-(7) contain site-specific labeling that matches the
4760-structure of the school building, including room labels,
4761-hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers and
4762-the location of hazards, critical utilities, key boxes,
4763-automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits, and
4764-that matches the school grounds, including parking areas,
4765-athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring
4766-properties; and
4767-(8) be overlaid with gridded x/y coordinates.
4768-(d) Subject to appropriation, the crisis response mapping
4769-data may be reviewed annually to update the data as necessary.
4770-(e) Crisis response mapping data obtained pursuant to this
4771-Section are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the
4772-
4773-
4774-Freedom of Information Act.
4775-(f) The State Board may adopt rules to implement the
4776-provisions of this Section.
4777-(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; revised 1-20-24.)
4778-Section 15. The Vocational Education Act is amended by
4779-changing Section 2.1 as follows:
4780-(105 ILCS 435/2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 697.1)
4781-Sec. 2.1. Gender Equity Advisory Committee.
4782-(a) The Superintendent of the State Board of Education
4783-shall appoint a Gender Equity Advisory Committee consisting of
4784-at least 9 members to advise and consult with the State Board
4785-of Education and the State Board of Education's gender equity
4786-liaison coordinator in all aspects relating to ensuring that
4787-all students have equal educational opportunities to pursue
4788-high wage, high skill, and in-demand occupations leading to
4789-economic self-sufficiency.
4790-(b) Membership shall include, without limitation, one
4791-regional career and technical education system director with
4792-experience in gender equity coordinator, 2 State Board of
4793-Education employees, an appointee of the Director of Labor,
4794-and 5 citizen appointees who have expertise in one or more of
4795-the following areas: nontraditional training and placement; ,
4796-service delivery to single parents; , service delivery to
4797-displaced homemakers; , service delivery to female, male, and
4798-
4799-
4800-nonbinary teens; , service delivery to students of color;
4801-service delivery to members of special populations, including,
4802-but not limited to, individuals from economically
4803-disadvantaged families, English learners, individuals with
4804-disabilities, individuals who are out of the workforce,
4805-individuals experiencing homelessness, migrants, individuals
4806-in foster care, and military students; business and industry
4807-experience; , and career and technical education
4808-Education-to-Careers experience. Membership also may include
4809-employees from the Department of Commerce and Economic
4810-Opportunity, the Department of Human Services, and the
4811-Illinois Community College Board who have expertise in one or
4812-more of the areas listed in this subsection (b) for the citizen
4813-appointees. Appointments shall be made taking into
4814-consideration expertise of services provided in secondary,
4815-postsecondary, and community-based community based programs.
4816-(c) Members shall initially be appointed to one-year one
4817-year terms commencing in January 1, 1990, and thereafter,
4818-until January 1, 2025, to 2-year two year terms commencing on
4819-January 1 of each odd numbered year. Beginning on January 1,
4820-2025, members shall be appointed as follows. The career and
4821-technical education system director appointee, one State Board
4822-of Education appointee, the appointee of the Director of
4823-Labor, and 2 citizen appointees, as determined by the State
4824-Superintendent of Education, shall initially be appointed to
4825-3-year terms and thereafter to 2-year terms; the remaining
4826-
4827-
4828-members of the committee shall initially and thereafter be
4829-appointed to 2-year terms; and all terms shall commence on
4830-January 1.
4831-Vacancies shall be filled as prescribed in subsection (b)
4832-for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4833-(d) At the first meeting following the start of each
4834-calendar year, the Each newly appointed committee shall elect
4835-a Chair and Secretary from its members to serve until the first
4836-meeting of the subsequent calendar year. Members shall serve
4837-without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses
4838-incurred in the performance of their duties. The Committee
4839-shall meet at least bi-annually and at other times at the call
4840-of the Chair or at the request of the State Board of
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40+7 (12) (Blank).
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42+9 (14) Attraction and retention of diverse and qualified
43+10 teachers and leaders.
44+11 (15) (Blank).
45+12 The State Board of Education shall consult with the
46+13 educational community, hold public hearings, and receive input
47+14 from all interested groups in drafting the strategic plan.
48+15 (b) To meet the requirements of this Section, the State
49+16 Board of Education shall issue to the Governor and General
50+17 Assembly a preliminary report within 6 months after the
51+18 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
52+19 Assembly and a final 5-year strategic plan within one year
53+20 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
54+21 General Assembly. Thereafter, the State Board shall annually
55+22 review the strategic plan and, if necessary, update its
56+23 contents. The State Board shall provide updates regarding the
57+24 topic areas contained in the strategic plan and any updates to
58+25 its contents, if applicable, shall be updated and issued to
59+26 the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1 of each
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71+2 (Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.)
72+3 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.170)
73+4 Sec. 2-3.170. Property tax relief pool grants.
74+5 (a) As used in this Section,
75+6 "EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined under
76+7 Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
77+8 "Property tax multiplier" equals one minus the square of
78+9 the school district's Local Capacity Percentage, as defined in
79+10 Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
80+11 "Local capacity percentage multiplier" means one minus the
81+12 school district's Local Capacity Percentage, as defined in
82+13 Section 18-8.15.
83+14 "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
84+15 (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
85+16 provide grants to eligible school districts that provide tax
86+17 relief to the school district's residents, which may be no
87+18 greater than 1% of EAV for a unit district, 0.69% of EAV for an
88+19 elementary school district, or 0.31% of EAV for a high school
89+20 district, as provided in this Section.
90+21 (b-5) School districts may apply for property tax relief
91+22 under this Section concurrently to setting their levy for the
92+23 fiscal year. The intended relief may not be greater than 1% of
93+24 the EAV for a unit district, 0.69% of the EAV for an elementary
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106+2 percentage multiplier. The State Board shall process
107+3 applications for relief, providing a grant to those districts
108+4 with the highest adjusted operating tax rate, as determined by
109+5 those districts with the highest percentage of the simple
110+6 average adjusted operating tax rate of districts of the same
111+7 type, either elementary, high school, or unit, first, in an
112+8 amount equal to the intended relief multiplied by the property
113+9 tax multiplier. The State Board shall provide grants to school
114+10 districts in order of priority until the property tax relief
115+11 pool is exhausted. If more school districts apply for relief
116+12 under this subsection than there are funds available, the
117+13 State Board must distribute the grants and prorate any
118+14 remaining funds to the final school district that qualifies
119+15 for grant relief. The abatement amount for that district must
120+16 be equal to the grant amount divided by the property tax
121+17 multiplier.
122+18 If a school district receives the State Board's approval
123+19 of a grant under this Section by March 1 of the fiscal year,
124+20 the school district shall present a duly authorized and
125+21 approved abatement resolution by March 30 of the fiscal year
126+22 to the county clerk of each county in which the school files
127+23 its levy, authorizing the county clerk to lower the school
128+24 district's levy by the amount designated in its application to
129+25 the State Board. When the preceding requisites are satisfied,
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142+2 district's abatement resolution for that fiscal year.
143+3 (c) (Blank).
144+4 (d) School districts seeking grants under this Section
145+5 shall apply to the State Board each year. All applications to
146+6 the State Board for grants shall include the amount of the tax
147+7 relief intended by the school district.
148+8 (e) Each year, based on the most recent available data
149+9 provided by school districts pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of
150+10 this Code, the State Board shall calculate the order of
151+11 priority for grant eligibility under subsection (b-5) and
152+12 publish a list of the school districts eligible for relief.
153+13 The State Board shall provide grants in the manner provided
154+14 under subsection (b-5).
155+15 (f) The State Board shall publish a final list of eligible
156+16 grant recipients and provide payment of the grants by March 1
157+17 of each year.
158+18 (g) If notice of eligibility from the State Board is
159+19 received by a school district by March 1, then by March 30, the
160+20 school district shall file an abatement of its property tax
161+21 levy in an amount equal to the grant received under this
162+22 Section divided by the property tax multiplier. Payment of all
163+23 grant amounts shall be made by June 1 each fiscal year. The
164+24 State Superintendent of Education shall establish the timeline
165+25 in such cases in which notice cannot be made by March 1.
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178+2 total amount of reduction in the school district's aggregate
179+3 extension. The total grant shall be equal to the reduction,
180+4 multiplied by the property tax multiplier. The reduction shall
181+5 be equal to 1% of a district's EAV for a unit school district,
182+6 0.69% for an elementary school district, or 0.31% for a high
183+7 school district, multiplied by the school district's local
184+8 capacity percentage multiplier.
185+9 (i) If the State Board does not expend all appropriations
186+10 allocated pursuant to this Section, then any remaining funds
187+11 shall be allocated pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
188+12 (j) The State Board shall prioritize payments under
189+13 Section 18-8.15 of this Code over payments under this Section,
190+14 if necessary.
191+15 (k) Any grants received by a school district shall be
192+16 included in future calculations of that school district's Base
193+17 Funding Minimum under Section 18-8.15 of this Code. Beginning
194+18 with Fiscal Year 2020, if a school district receives a grant
195+19 under this Section, the school district must present to the
196+20 county clerk a duly authorized and approved abatement
197+21 resolution by March 30 for the year in which the school
198+22 district receives the grant and the successive fiscal year
199+23 following the receipt of the grant, authorizing the county
200+24 clerk to lower the school district's levy by the amount
201+25 designated in its original application to the State Board.
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214+2 indicated in the school district's abatement resolution for
215+3 that fiscal year. If a school district does not abate in this
216+4 amount for the successive fiscal year, the grant amount may
217+5 not be included in the school district's Base Funding Minimum
218+6 under Section 18-8.15 in the fiscal year following the tax
219+7 year in which the abatement is not authorized and in any future
220+8 fiscal year thereafter, and the county clerk must notify the
221+9 State Board of the increase no later 30 days after it occurs.
222+10 (l) In the immediate 2 consecutive tax years following
223+11 receipt of a Property Tax Pool Relief Grant, the aggregate
224+12 extension base of any school district receiving a grant under
225+13 this Section, for purposes of the Property Tax Extension
226+14 Limitation Law, shall include the tax relief the school
227+15 district provided in the previous taxable year under this
228+16 Section.
229+17 (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-582, eff. 3-23-18;
230+18 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff.
231+19 6-18-20.)
232+20 (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)
233+21 Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
234+22 cards; Expanded High School Snapshot Report.
235+23 (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
236+24 school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
237+25 Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report
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249+2 and shall by the most economical means provide to each school
250+3 district in this State, including special charter districts
251+4 and districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the
252+5 report cards for the school district and each of its schools.
253+6 Because of the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency
254+7 during school year 2020-2021, the State Board of Education
255+8 shall have until December 31, 2021 to prepare and provide the
256+9 report cards that would otherwise be due by October 31, 2021.
257+10 During a school year in which the Governor has declared a
258+11 disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
259+12 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the report
260+13 cards for the school districts and each of its schools shall be
261+14 prepared by December 31.
262+15 (2) In addition to any information required by federal
263+16 law, the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators
264+17 and presentation of the school report card, which must
265+18 include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and
266+19 maintained by the State Board of Education related to the
267+20 following:
268+21 (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
269+22 including average class size, average teaching experience,
270+23 student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
271+24 students classified as low-income; the percentage of
272+25 students classified as English learners, the number of
273+26 students who graduate from a bilingual or English learner
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285+2 transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual programs; the
286+3 percentage of students who have individualized education
287+4 plans or 504 plans that provide for special education
288+5 services; the number and the percentage of all students in
289+6 grades kindergarten through 8, disaggregated by the
290+7 student students demographics described in this paragraph
291+8 (A), in each of the following categories: (i) those who
292+9 have been assessed for placement in a gifted education
293+10 program or accelerated placement, (ii) those who have
294+11 enrolled in a gifted education program or in accelerated
295+12 placement, and (iii) for each of categories (i) and (ii),
296+13 those who received direct instruction from a teacher who
297+14 holds a gifted education endorsement; the number and the
298+15 percentage of all students in grades 9 through 12,
299+16 disaggregated by the student demographics described in
300+17 this paragraph (A), who have been enrolled in an advanced
301+18 academic program; the percentage of students scoring at
302+19 the "exceeds expectations" level on the assessments
303+20 required under Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the
304+21 percentage of students who annually transferred in or out
305+22 of the school district; average daily attendance; the
306+23 per-pupil operating expenditure of the school district;
307+24 and the per-pupil State average operating expenditure for
308+25 the district type (elementary, high school, or unit);
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321+2 Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual credit courses,
322+3 foreign language classes, computer science courses, school
323+4 personnel resources (including Career Technical Education
324+5 teachers), before and after school programs,
325+6 extracurricular activities, subjects in which elective
326+7 classes are offered, health and wellness initiatives
327+8 (including the average number of days of Physical
328+9 Education per week per student), approved programs of
329+10 study, awards received, community partnerships, and
330+11 special programs such as programming for the gifted and
331+12 talented, students with disabilities, and work-study
332+13 students;
333+14 (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
334+15 percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
335+16 State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
336+17 grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who
337+18 participated in workplace learning experiences, the
338+19 percentage of students enrolled in post-secondary
339+20 institutions (including colleges, universities, community
340+21 colleges, trade/vocational schools, and training programs
341+22 leading to career certification within 2 semesters of high
342+23 school graduation), the percentage of students graduating
343+24 from high school who are college and career ready, the
344+25 percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
345+26 colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
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356+1 that the community college, college, or university
357+2 identifies as a developmental course, and the percentage
358+3 of students with disabilities under the federal
359+4 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Article 14
360+5 of this Code who have fulfilled the minimum State
361+6 graduation requirements set forth in Section 27-22 of this
362+7 Code and have been issued a regular high school diploma;
363+8 (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
364+9 percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned
365+10 5 credits or more without failing more than one core
366+11 class, a measure of students entering kindergarten ready
367+12 to learn, a measure of growth, and the percentage of
368+13 students who enter high school on track for college and
369+14 career readiness;
370+15 (E) the school environment, including, where
371+16 applicable, high school dropout rate by grade level, the
372+17 percentage of students with less than 10 absences in a
373+18 school year, the percentage of teachers with less than 10
374+19 absences in a school year for reasons other than
375+20 professional development, leaves taken pursuant to the
376+21 federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
377+22 disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
378+23 percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
379+24 previous year, the number of different principals at the
380+25 school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
381+26 a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
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392+1 used by the district to determine whether a student is
393+2 eligible for participation in a gifted education program
394+3 or advanced academic program and the manner in which
395+4 parents and guardians are made aware of the process and
396+5 criteria, the number of teachers who are National Board
397+6 Certified Teachers, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 2
398+7 or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
399+8 or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
400+9 Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
401+10 indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
402+11 selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
403+12 2-3.153 of this Code, the combined percentage of teachers
404+13 rated as proficient or excellent in their most recent
405+14 evaluation, and, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
406+15 data on the number of incidents of violence that occurred
407+16 on school grounds or during school-related activities and
408+17 that resulted in an out-of-school suspension, expulsion,
409+18 or removal to an alternative setting, as reported pursuant
410+19 to Section 2-3.162;
411+20 (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
412+21 balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
413+22 Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
414+23 (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
415+24 State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of
416+25 the State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the
417+26 school's employees, which shall be reported to the State
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428+1 Board of Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of
429+2 the State of Illinois;
430+3 (H) for a school district organized under Article 34
431+4 of this Code only, State contributions to the Public
432+5 School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago
433+6 and State contributions for health care for employees of
434+7 that school district;
435+8 (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
436+9 defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
437+10 18-8.15 of this Code;
438+11 (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
439+12 defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
440+13 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
441+14 (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
442+15 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
443+16 Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
444+17 defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
445+18 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
446+19 (L) a school district's administrative costs;
447+20 (M) whether or not the school has participated in the
448+21 Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M), "Illinois
449+22 Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
450+23 school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
451+24 information about health and social indicators, including
452+25 substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
453+26 grades 8, 10, and 12;
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464+1 (N) whether the school offered its students career and
465+2 technical education opportunities; and
466+3 (O) beginning Beginning with the October 2024 report
467+4 card, the total number of school counselors, school social
468+5 workers, school nurses, and school psychologists by
469+6 school, district, and State, the average number of
470+7 students per school counselor in the school, district, and
471+8 State, the average number of students per school social
472+9 worker in the school, district, and State, the average
473+10 number of students per school nurse in the school,
474+11 district, and State, and the average number of students
475+12 per school psychologist in the school, district, and
476+13 State.
477+14 The school report card shall also provide information that
478+15 allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
479+16 environment data to the State average, to the school data from
480+17 the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
481+18 environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
482+19 enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
483+20 and English learners.
484+21 As used in this subsection (2):
485+22 "Accelerated placement" has the meaning ascribed to that
486+23 term in Section 14A-17 of this Code.
487+24 "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
488+25 executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
489+26 school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
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500+1 or directing the school district.
501+2 "Advanced academic program" means a course of study,
502+3 including, but not limited to, accelerated placement, advanced
503+4 placement coursework, International Baccalaureate coursework,
504+5 dual credit, or any course designated as enriched or honors,
505+6 that a student is enrolled in based on advanced cognitive
506+7 ability or advanced academic achievement compared to local age
507+8 peers and in which the curriculum is substantially
508+9 differentiated from the general curriculum to provide
509+10 appropriate challenge and pace.
510+11 "Computer science" means the study of computers and
511+12 algorithms, including their principles, their hardware and
512+13 software designs, their implementation, and their impact on
513+14 society. "Computer science" does not include the study of
514+15 everyday uses of computers and computer applications, such as
515+16 keyboarding or accessing the Internet.
516+17 "Gifted education" means educational services, including
517+18 differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
518+19 to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
519+20 of this Code.
520+21 For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
521+22 "average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
522+23 number of attendance days during the previous school year for
523+24 any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance
524+25 by Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
525+26 (2.5) For any school report card prepared after July 1,
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536+1 2025, for all high school graduation completion rates that are
537+2 reported on the school report card as required under this
538+3 Section or by any other State or federal law, the State
539+4 Superintendent of Education shall also report the percentage
540+5 of students who did not meet the requirements of high school
541+6 graduation completion for any reason and, of those students,
542+7 the percentage that are classified as students who fulfill the
543+8 requirements of Section 14-16 of this Code.
544+9 The State Superintendent shall ensure that for the
545+10 2023-2024 school year there is a specific code for districts
546+11 to report students who fulfill the requirements of Section
547+12 14-16 of this Code to ensure accurate reporting under this
548+13 Section.
549+14 All reporting requirements under this subsection (2.5)
550+15 shall be included on the school report card where high school
551+16 graduation completion rates are reported, along with a brief
552+17 explanation of how fulfilling the requirements of Section
553+18 14-16 of this Code is different from receiving a regular high
554+19 school diploma.
555+20 (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
556+21 school district report card shall include a subset of the
557+22 information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
558+23 subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information
559+24 relating to the operating expense per pupil and other finances
560+25 of the school district, and the State report card shall
561+26 include a subset of the information identified in paragraphs
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572+1 (A) through (E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this
573+2 Section. The school district report card shall include the
574+3 average daily attendance, as that term is defined in
575+4 subsection (2) of this Section, of students who have
576+5 individualized education programs and students who have 504
577+6 plans that provide for special education services within the
578+7 school district.
579+8 (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
580+9 Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
581+10 State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
582+11 amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
583+12 State report card.
584+13 (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
585+14 of the school district and school report cards from the State
586+15 Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
587+16 special charter districts and districts subject to the
588+17 provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
589+18 regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
590+19 requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
591+20 Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
592+21 site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of
593+22 general circulation serving the district, and, upon request,
594+23 send the report cards home to a parent (unless the district
595+24 does not maintain an Internet web site, in which case the
596+25 report card shall be sent home to parents without request). If
597+26 the district posts the report card on its Internet web site,
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608+1 the district shall send a written notice home to parents
609+2 stating (i) that the report card is available on the web site,
610+3 (ii) the address of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of
611+4 the report card will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv)
612+5 the telephone number that parents may call to request a
613+6 printed copy of the report card.
614+7 (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
615+8 supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
616+9 lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
617+10 Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
618+11 Public Act 97-8.
619+12 (7) As used in this subsection (7):
620+13 "Advanced Advanced-track coursework or programs" means any
621+14 high school courses, sequence of courses, or class or grouping
622+15 of students organized to provide more rigorous, enriched,
623+16 advanced, accelerated, gifted, or above grade-level
624+17 instruction. This may include, but is not limited to, Advanced
625+18 Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses,
626+19 honors, weighted, advanced, or enriched courses, or gifted or
627+20 accelerated programs, classrooms, or courses.
628+21 "Course" means any high school class or course offered by
629+22 a school that is assigned a school course code by the State
630+23 Board of Education.
631+24 "High school" means a school that maintains any of grades
632+25 9 through 12.
633+26 "English learner coursework or English learner program"
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644+1 means a high school English learner course or program
645+2 designated to serve English learners, who may be designated as
646+3 English language learners or limited English proficiency
647+4 learners.
648+5 "Standard coursework or programs" means any high school
649+6 courses or classes other than advanced advanced-track
650+7 coursework or programs, English learner coursework or
651+8 programs, or special education coursework or programs.
652+9 By December October 31, 2027 and by December October 31 of
653+10 each subsequent year, the State Board of Education, through
654+11 the State Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a
655+12 stand-alone report covering all public high schools in this
656+13 State, to be referred to as the Expanded High School
657+14 Coursework Snapshot Report. The State Board shall post the
658+15 Report on the State Board's Internet website. Each school
659+16 district with a high school enrollment for the reporting year
660+17 shall include on the school district's Internet website, if
661+18 the district maintains an Internet website, a hyperlink to the
662+19 Report on the State Board's Internet website titled "Expanded
663+20 High School Coursework Snapshot Report". Hyperlinks under this
664+21 subsection (7) shall be displayed in a manner that is easily
665+22 accessible to the public.
666+23 The Expanded High School Coursework Snapshot Report shall
667+24 include:
668+25 (A) a listing of all standard coursework or programs
669+26 that have offered by a high school student enrollment;
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680+1 (B) a listing of all advanced advanced-track
681+2 coursework or programs that have offered by a high school
682+3 student enrollment;
683+4 (C) a listing of all English learner coursework or
684+5 programs that have high school student enrollment by
685+6 English learners offered by a high school;
686+7 (D) a listing of all special education coursework or
687+8 programs that have high school student enrollment by
688+9 students with disabilities offered by a high school;
689+10 (E) data tables and graphs comparing advanced
690+11 advanced-track coursework or programs enrollment with
691+12 standard coursework or programs enrollment according to
692+13 the following parameters:
693+14 (i) the average years of experience of all
694+15 teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
695+16 advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
696+17 compared with the average years of experience of all
697+18 teachers in the high school who are assigned to teach
698+19 standard coursework or programs;
699+20 (ii) the average years of experience of all
700+21 teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
701+22 special education coursework or programs that have
702+23 high school enrollment by students with disabilities
703+24 compared with the average years of experience of all
704+25 teachers in the high school who are not assigned to
705+26 teach standard coursework or programs that have high
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716+1 school student enrollment by students with
717+2 disabilities;
718+3 (iii) the average years of experience of all
719+4 teachers in a high school who are assigned to teach
720+5 English learner coursework or programs that have high
721+6 school student enrollment by English learners compared
722+7 with the average years of experience of all teachers
723+8 in the high school who are not assigned to teach
724+9 standard coursework or programs that have high school
725+10 student enrollment by English learners;
726+11 (iv) the number of high school teachers who
727+12 possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
728+13 higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
729+14 advanced coursework advanced -track courses or
730+15 programs compared with the number of teachers who
731+16 possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
732+17 higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
733+18 standard coursework or programs;
734+19 (v) the number of high school teachers who possess
735+20 bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or higher
736+21 doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
737+22 special education coursework or programs that have
738+23 high school student enrollment by students with
739+24 disabilities compared with the number of teachers who
740+25 possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
741+26 higher doctorate degrees and who are not assigned to
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752+1 teach standard coursework or programs that have high
753+2 school student enrollment by students with
754+3 disabilities;
755+4 (vi) the number of high school teachers who
756+5 possess bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, or
757+6 higher doctorate degrees and who are assigned to teach
758+7 English learner coursework or programs that have high
759+8 school student enrollment by English learners compared
760+9 with the number of teachers who possess bachelor's
761+10 degrees, master's degrees, or higher doctorate degrees
762+11 and who are not assigned to teach standard coursework
763+12 or programs that have high school student enrollment
764+13 by English learners;
765+14 (vii) the average student enrollment and class
766+15 size of advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
767+16 offered in a high school compared with the average
768+17 student enrollment and class size of standard
769+18 coursework or programs;
770+19 (viii) the percentages of high school students,
771+20 delineated by race, gender, and program student group,
772+21 who are enrolled in advanced advanced-track coursework
773+22 or programs in a high school compared with the gender
774+23 of students enrolled in standard coursework or
775+24 programs;
776+25 (ix) (blank); the percentages of students
777+26 delineated by gender who are enrolled in special
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788+1 education coursework or programs in a high school
789+2 compared with the percentages of students enrolled in
790+3 standard coursework or programs;
791+4 (x) (blank); the percentages of students
792+5 delineated by gender who are enrolled in English
793+6 learner coursework or programs in a high school
794+7 compared with the gender of students enrolled in
795+8 standard coursework or programs;
796+9 (xi) (blank); the percentages of high school
797+10 students in each individual race and ethnicity
798+11 category, as defined in the most recent federal
799+12 decennial census, who are enrolled in advanced-track
800+13 coursework or programs compared with the percentages
801+14 of students in each individual race and ethnicity
802+15 category enrolled in standard coursework or programs;
803+16 (xii) (blank); the percentages of high school
804+17 students in each of the race and ethnicity categories,
805+18 as defined in the most recent federal decennial
806+19 census, who are enrolled in special education
807+20 coursework or programs compared with the percentages
808+21 of students in each of the race and ethnicity
809+22 categories who are enrolled in standard coursework or
810+23 programs;
811+24 (xiii) (blank); the percentages of high school
812+25 students in each of the race and ethnicity categories,
813+26 as defined in the most recent federal decennial
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824+1 census, who are enrolled in English learner coursework
825+2 or programs in a high school compared with the
826+3 percentages of high school students in each of the
827+4 race and ethnicity categories who are enrolled in
828+5 standard coursework or programs;
829+6 (xiv) the percentage of high school students, by
830+7 race, gender, and program student group, who earn
831+8 reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or
832+9 higher on a grade A through F scale) in one or more
833+10 advanced advanced-track coursework or programs
834+11 compared with the percentage of high school students,
835+12 by race, gender, and program student group, who earn
836+13 proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
837+14 grade A through F scale) in one or more standard
838+15 coursework or programs;
839+16 (xv) (blank); the percentage of high school
840+17 students who reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C
841+18 grade or higher on a grade A through F scale) in
842+19 special education coursework or programs compared with
843+20 the percentage of high school students who earn
844+21 proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
845+22 grade A through F scale) in standard coursework or
846+23 programs; and
847+24 (xvi) (blank); and the percentage of high school
848+25 students who reach proficiency (the equivalent of a C
849+26 grade or higher on a grade A through F scale) in
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860+1 English learner coursework or programs compared with
861+2 the percentage of high school students who earn
862+3 proficiency (the equivalent of a C grade or higher on a
863+4 grade A through F scale) in standard coursework or
864+5 programs; and
865+6 (F) data tables and graphs for each race and ethnicity
866+7 category, as defined in the most recent federal decennial
867+8 census, and gender category, as defined in the most recent
868+9 federal decennial census, describing:
869+10 (i) the total student number and student
870+11 percentage for of Advanced Placement courses taken by
871+12 race and ethnicity category and gender category, as
872+13 defined in the most recent federal decennial census;
873+14 (ii) the total student number and student
874+15 percentage for of International Baccalaureate courses
875+16 taken by race and ethnicity category and gender
876+17 category, as defined in the most recent federal
877+18 decennial census;
878+19 (iii) (blank); for each race and ethnicity
879+20 category and gender category, as defined in the most
880+21 recent federal decennial census, the percentage of
881+22 high school students enrolled in Advanced Placement
882+23 courses;
883+24 (iv) (blank); and for each race and ethnicity
884+25 category and gender category, as defined in the most
885+26 recent federal decennial census, the percentage of
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896+1 high school students enrolled in International
897+2 Baccalaureate courses; and
898+3 (v) for each race and ethnicity category, as
899+4 defined in the most recent federal decennial census,
900+5 the total student number and student percentage of
901+6 high school students who earn a score of 3 or higher on
902+7 the Advanced Placement exam associated with an
903+8 Advanced Placement course.
904+9 For data on teacher experience and education under this
905+10 subsection (7), a teacher who teaches a combination of courses
906+11 designated as advanced advanced-track coursework or programs,
907+12 courses or programs that have high school student enrollment
908+13 by English learners learner coursework or programs, or
909+14 standard coursework or programs shall be included in all
910+15 relevant categories and the teacher's level of experience
911+16 shall be added to the categories.
912+17 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-294, eff. 1-1-22;
913+18 102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-594, eff.
914+19 7-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-116, eff. 6-30-23; 103-263,
915+20 eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff, 1-1-24; 103-503, eff. 1-1-24;
916+21 revised 9-12-23.)
917+22 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12a)
918+23 Sec. 10-20.12a. Tuition for non-resident pupils.
919+24 (a) To charge non-resident pupils who attend the schools
920+25 of the district tuition in an amount not exceeding 110% of the
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931+1 per capita cost of maintaining the schools of the district for
932+2 the preceding school year.
933+3 Such per capita cost shall be computed by dividing the
934+4 total cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the
935+5 district by the average daily attendance, including tuition
936+6 pupils. Depreciation on the buildings and equipment of the
937+7 schools of the district, and the amount of annual depreciation
938+8 on such buildings and equipment shall be dependent upon the
939+9 useful life of such property.
940+10 The tuition charged shall in no case exceed 110% of the per
941+11 capita cost of conducting and maintaining the schools of the
942+12 district attended, as determined with reference to the most
943+13 recent audit prepared under Section 3-7 which is available at
944+14 the commencement of the current school year. Non-resident
945+15 pupils attending the schools of the district for less than the
946+16 school term shall have their tuition apportioned, however
947+17 pupils who become non-resident during a school term shall not
948+18 be charged tuition for the remainder of the school term in
949+19 which they became non-resident pupils.
950+20 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a school
951+21 district may adopt a policy to waive tuition costs for a
952+22 non-resident pupil who if the pupil is the a child of a
953+23 district employee if the district adopts a policy approving
954+24 such waiver. For purposes of this paragraph, "child" means a
955+25 district employee's child who is a biological child, adopted
956+26 child, foster child, stepchild, or a child for which the
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967+1 employee serves as a legal guardian.
968+2 (b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties involved and
969+3 where the educational services are not otherwise provided for,
970+4 educational services for an Illinois student under the age of
971+5 21 (and not eligible for services pursuant to Article 14 of
972+6 this Code) in any residential program shall be provided by the
973+7 district in which the facility is located and financed as
974+8 follows. The cost of educational services shall be paid by the
975+9 district in which the student resides in an amount equal to the
976+10 cost of providing educational services in the residential
977+11 facility. Payments shall be made by the district of the
978+12 student's residence and shall be made to the district wherein
979+13 the facility is located no less than once per month unless
980+14 otherwise agreed to by the parties.
981+15 The funding provision of this subsection (b) applies to
982+16 all Illinois students under the age of 21 (and not eligible for
983+17 services pursuant to Article 14 of this Code) receiving
984+18 educational services in residential facilities, irrespective
985+19 of whether the student was placed therein pursuant to this
986+20 Code or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or by an Illinois public
987+21 agency or a court. The changes to this subsection (b) made by
988+22 this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to all
989+23 placements in effect on July 1, 2007 and all placements
990+24 thereafter. For purposes of this subsection (b), a student's
991+25 district of residence shall be determined in accordance with
992+26 subsection (a) of Section 10-20.12b of this Code. The
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1003+1 placement of a student in a residential facility shall not
1004+2 affect the residency of the student. When a dispute arises
1005+3 over the determination of the district of residence under this
1006+4 subsection (b), any person or entity, including without
1007+5 limitation a school district or residential facility, may make
1008+6 a written request for a residency decision to the State
1009+7 Superintendent of Education, who, upon review of materials
1010+8 submitted and any other items or information he or she may
1011+9 request for submission, shall issue his or her decision in
1012+10 writing. The decision of the State Superintendent of Education
1013+11 is final.
1014+12 (Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23.)
1015+13 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.17a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.17a)
1016+14 Sec. 10-20.17a. Hazardous materials training. To enhance
1017+15 the safety of pupils and staff by providing in-service
1018+16 training programs on the safe handling and use of hazardous or
1019+17 toxic materials for personnel in the district who work with
1020+18 such materials on a regular basis. Such programs may shall be
1021+19 identified approved by the State Board of Education, in
1022+20 consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health,
1023+21 for use by school boards in implementing this Section.
1024+22 (Source: P.A. 84-1294.)
1025+23 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56)
1026+24 Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
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1037+1 (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
1038+2 maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program
1039+3 for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described
1040+4 in this Section. School districts may utilize a program
1041+5 approved under this Section for use during remote learning
1042+6 days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or
1043+7 34-18.66.
1044+8 (b) The school board of a school district may, by
1045+9 resolution, adopt a research-based program or research-based
1046+10 programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit
1047+11 student instruction to be received electronically while
1048+12 students are not physically present in lieu of the district's
1049+13 scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this
1050+14 Code or because a school was selected to be a polling place
1051+15 under Section 11-4.1 of the Election Code. The research-based
1052+16 program or programs may not exceed the minimum number of
1053+17 emergency days in the approved school calendar and must be
1054+18 verified annually by the regional office of education or
1055+19 intermediate service center for the school district before the
1056+20 implementation of any e-learning days in that school year on
1057+21 or before September 1st annually to ensure access for all
1058+22 students. The regional office of education or intermediate
1059+23 service center shall ensure that the specific needs of all
1060+24 students are met, including special education students and
1061+25 English learners, and that all mandates are still met using
1062+26 the proposed research-based program. The e-learning program
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1073+1 may utilize the Internet, telephones, texts, chat rooms, or
1074+2 other similar means of electronic communication for
1075+3 instruction and interaction between teachers and students that
1076+4 meet the needs of all learners. The e-learning program shall
1077+5 address the school district's responsibility to ensure that
1078+6 all teachers and staff who may be involved in the provision of
1079+7 e-learning have access to any and all hardware and software
1080+8 that may be required for the program. If a proposed program
1081+9 does not address this responsibility, the school district must
1082+10 propose an alternate program.
1083+11 (c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school
1084+12 board must hold a public hearing on a school district's
1085+13 initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of
1086+14 such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school
1087+15 board, in which the terms of the proposal must be
1088+16 substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public
1089+17 comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must
1090+18 be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by:
1091+19 (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
1092+20 in the school district;
1093+21 (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
1094+22 parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the
1095+23 school district; and
1096+24 (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
1097+25 exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
1098+26 district employees and all those employees not in a
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1110+2 (d) The regional office of education or intermediate
1111+3 service center for the school district must timely verify that
1112+4 a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements
1113+5 specified in this Section and that the proposal contains
1114+6 provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish
1115+7 the following:
1116+8 (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
1117+9 instruction or school work, as required under Section
1118+10 10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning
1119+11 day;
1120+12 (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
1121+13 remote facility for all students participating, including
1122+14 computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
1123+15 communication that must be utilized in the proposed
1124+16 program;
1125+17 (2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made
1126+18 available to students participating in the program who do
1127+19 not have access to the required technology or to
1128+20 participating teachers or students who are prevented from
1129+21 accessing the required technology;
1130+22 (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
1131+23 students with special needs;
1132+24 (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
1133+25 participation;
1134+26 (5) to address the extent to which student
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1145+1 participation is within the student's control as to the
1146+2 time, pace, and means of learning;
1147+3 (6) to provide effective notice to students and their
1148+4 parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
1149+5 e-learning;
1150+6 (7) to provide staff and students with adequate
1151+7 training for e-learning days' participation;
1152+8 (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
1153+9 bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
1154+10 district's employees that would be legally required,
1155+11 including all classifications of school district employees
1156+12 who are represented by collective bargaining agreements
1157+13 and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning
1158+14 day;
1159+15 (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to
1160+16 address difficulties confronted; and
1161+17 (10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general
1162+18 expectations and responsibilities of the program is
1163+19 communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30
1164+20 days prior to utilizing an e-learning day in a school
1165+21 year.
1166+22 The school board's approval of a school district's initial
1167+23 e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall
1168+24 be for a term of 3 school years, beginning with the first
1169+25 school year in which the program was approved and verified by
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1181+1 center for the school district.
1182+2 (d-5) A school district shall pay to its contractors who
1183+3 provide educational support services to the district,
1184+4 including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, or
1185+5 food service providers, their daily, regular rate of pay or
1186+6 billings rendered for any e-learning day that is used because
1187+7 a school was selected to be a polling place under Section
1188+8 11-4.1 of the Election Code, except that this requirement does
1189+9 not apply to contractors who are paid under contracts that are
1190+10 entered into, amended, or renewed on or after March 15, 2022 or
1191+11 to contracts that otherwise address compensation for such
1192+12 e-learning days.
1193+13 (d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who
1194+14 provide educational support services to the district,
1195+15 including, but not limited to, custodial employees, building
1196+16 maintenance employees, transportation employees, food service
1197+17 providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff,
1198+18 their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any
1199+19 school closure or e-learning day if the closure precludes them
1200+20 from performing their regularly scheduled duties and the
1201+21 employee would have reported for work but for the closure,
1202+22 except this requirement does not apply if the day is
1203+23 rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
1204+24 rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
1205+25 are rendered.
1206+26 (d-15) A school district shall make full payment that
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1217+1 would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide
1218+2 educational support services to the district, including, but
1219+3 not limited to, custodial, building maintenance,
1220+4 transportation, food service providers, classroom assistants,
1221+5 or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and
1222+6 benefits rendered for any school closure or e-learning day if
1223+7 any closure precludes them from performing their regularly
1224+8 scheduled duties and employees would have reported for work
1225+9 but for the closure. The employees who provide the support
1226+10 services covered by such contracts shall be paid their daily
1227+11 bid package rates and benefits as defined by their local
1228+12 operating agreements or collective bargaining agreements,
1229+13 except this requirement does not apply if the day is
1230+14 rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
1231+15 rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
1232+16 are rendered.
1233+17 (d-20) A school district shall make full payment or
1234+18 reimbursement to an employee or contractor as specified in
1235+19 subsection (d-10) or (d-15) of this Section for any school
1236+20 closure or e-learning day in the 2021-2022 school year that
1237+21 occurred prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1238+22 the 102nd General Assembly if the employee or contractor did
1239+23 not receive pay or was required to use earned paid time off,
1240+24 except this requirement does not apply if the day is
1241+25 rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
1242+26 rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
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1254+2 (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
1255+3 consistent with the provision of this Section.
1256+4 (f) For purposes of subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20)
1257+5 of this Section:
1258+6 "Employee" means anyone employed by a school district on
1259+7 or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
1260+8 General Assembly.
1261+9 "School district" includes charter schools established
1262+10 under Article 27A of this Code, but does not include the
1263+11 Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
1264+12 (Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
1265+13 102-584, eff. 6-1-22; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22.)
1266+14 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b)
1267+15 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-542)
1268+16 Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
1269+17 counseling services in public schools may be provided by
1270+18 school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code
1271+19 or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License
1272+20 with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of
1273+21 school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
1274+22 School counseling services may include, but are not
1275+23 limited to:
1276+24 (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school
1277+25 counseling program through a standards-based,
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1288+1 data-informed program that promotes student achievement
1289+2 and wellness;
1290+3 (2) (blank); incorporating the common core language
1291+4 into the school counselor's work and role;
1292+5 (3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
1293+6 professionals who act sensitively to promote social
1294+7 justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
1295+8 (4) providing individual and group counseling;
1296+9 (5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves
1297+10 all students and addresses the knowledge and skills
1298+11 appropriate to their developmental level through a
1299+12 collaborative model of delivery involving the school
1300+13 counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate
1301+14 education professionals, and including prevention and
1302+15 pre-referral activities;
1303+16 (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
1304+17 offices or outside agencies;
1305+18 (7) providing college and career development
1306+19 activities and counseling;
1307+20 (8) developing individual career plans with students,
1308+21 which includes planning for post-secondary education, as
1309+22 appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career
1310+23 and technical education coursework in high school as
1311+24 described in paragraph (55);
1312+25 (9) assisting all students with a college or
1313+26 post-secondary education plan, which must include a
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1325+2 including 4-year colleges or universities, community
1326+3 colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning
1327+4 for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging
1328+5 in related and relevant career and technical education
1329+6 coursework in high school as described in paragraph (55);
1330+7 (10) (blank); intentionally addressing the career and
1331+8 college needs of first generation students;
1332+9 (11) educating all students on scholarships, financial
1333+10 aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for
1334+11 Federal Student Aid;
1335+12 (12) collaborating with institutions of higher
1336+13 education and local community colleges so that students
1337+14 understand post-secondary education options and are ready
1338+15 to transition successfully;
1339+16 (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to
1340+17 the development of a specific crisis plan within the
1341+18 school setting in collaboration with multiple
1342+19 stakeholders;
1343+20 (14) providing educational opportunities for educating
1344+21 students, teachers, and parents on mental health anxiety,
1345+22 depression, cutting, and suicide issues and intervening
1346+23 with students who present with these issues;
1347+24 (15) providing counseling and other resources to
1348+25 students who are in crisis;
1349+26 (16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
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1360+1 limit access providing resources for those students who do
1361+2 not have access to mental health services;
1362+3 (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
1363+4 all students;
1364+5 (18) teaching communication skills and helping
1365+6 students develop positive relationships;
1366+7 (19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with
1367+8 all students to promote wellness;
1368+9 (20) working to address addressing the needs of all
1369+10 undocumented students with regard to citizenship status in
1370+11 the school, as well as students who are legally in the
1371+12 United States, but whose parents are undocumented;
1372+13 (21) (blank); contributing to a student's functional
1373+14 behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the
1374+15 development of non-aversive behavioral intervention
1375+16 strategies;
1376+17 (22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college
1377+18 and career supports to all students irrespective of
1378+19 special education or Section 504 status (i) assisting
1379+20 students in need of special education services by
1380+21 implementing the academic supports and social-emotional
1381+22 and college or career development counseling services or
1382+23 interventions per a student's individualized education
1383+24 program (IEP); (ii) participating in or contributing to a
1384+25 student's IEP and completing a social-developmental
1385+26 history; or (iii) providing services to a student with a
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1396+1 disability under the student's IEP or federal Section 504
1397+2 plan, as recommended by the student's IEP team or Section
1398+3 504 plan team and in compliance with federal and State
1399+4 laws and rules governing the provision of educational and
1400+5 related services and school-based accommodations to
1401+6 students with disabilities and the qualifications of
1402+7 school personnel to provide such services and
1403+8 accommodations;
1404+9 (23) assisting students in goal setting and success
1405+10 skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test
1406+11 preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards
1407+12 the development of a personal educational plan with each
1408+13 student;
1409+14 (24) (blank); educating students on dual credit and
1410+15 learning opportunities on the Internet;
1411+16 (25) providing information for all students in the
1412+17 selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary
1413+18 education opportunities toward a successful career;
1414+19 (26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding
1415+20 students in appropriate directions;
1416+21 (27) (blank); counseling with students, families, and
1417+22 teachers, in compliance with federal and State laws;
1418+23 (28) providing families with opportunities for
1419+24 education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the
1420+25 student's educational assessment;
1421+26 (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
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1433+2 intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
1434+3 (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
1435+4 businesses, and community organizations to support student
1436+5 achievement and social-emotional learning standards for
1437+6 all students;
1438+7 (31) developing and implementing school-based
1439+8 prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
1440+9 mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and
1441+10 emotional education programs and services, and
1442+11 establishing and implementing bullying prevention and
1443+12 intervention programs;
1444+13 (32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
1445+14 instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and
1446+15 intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and
1447+16 interpreting data;
1448+17 (33) participating on school and district committees
1449+18 to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as
1450+19 establishing a school counseling advisory council that
1451+20 includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to
1452+21 review and advise on the implementation of the school
1453+22 counseling program;
1454+23 (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
1455+24 and community resources and building relationships with
1456+25 important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,
1457+26 teachers, and board members;
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1468+1 (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
1469+2 in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the
1470+3 Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family
1471+4 Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health
1472+5 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
1473+6 (36) presenting an annual agreement to the
1474+7 administration, including a formal discussion of the
1475+8 alignment of school and school counseling program missions
1476+9 and goals and detailing specific school counselor
1477+10 responsibilities;
1478+11 (37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive
1479+12 measures of success for student competencies in each of
1480+13 the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and
1481+14 college and career learning based on planned and periodic
1482+15 assessment of the comprehensive developmental school
1483+16 counseling program;
1484+17 (38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
1485+18 Systems of Support Response to Intervention (RtI) and
1486+19 other school initiatives;
1487+20 (39) conducting observations and participating in
1488+21 recommendations or interventions regarding the placement
1489+22 of children in educational programs or special education
1490+23 classes;
1491+24 (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
1492+25 program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,
1493+26 and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing
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1504+1 strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
1505+2 (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
1506+3 competency assessments;
1507+4 (42) following American School Counselor Association
1508+5 Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate
1509+6 high standards of integrity, leadership, and
1510+7 professionalism;
1511+8 (43) using student competencies to assess student
1512+9 growth and development to inform decisions regarding
1513+10 strategies, activities, and services that help students
1514+11 achieve the highest academic level possible knowing and
1515+12 embracing common core standards by using common core
1516+13 language;
1517+14 (44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
1518+15 counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies
1519+16 within the role of the school counselor, including the
1520+17 practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,
1521+18 knowledge, and skills;
1522+19 (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
1523+20 presented in the State Board of Education standards,
1524+21 across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways
1525+22 that empower and enable students to achieve academic
1526+23 success across all grade levels;
1527+24 (46) providing services only in areas in which the
1528+25 school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as
1529+26 well as only providing counseling or consulting services
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1540+1 within his or her employment to any student in the
1541+2 district or districts which employ such school counselor,
1542+3 in accordance with professional ethics;
1543+4 (47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge
1544+5 and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns
1545+6 enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs
1546+7 that meet the standards established by the State Board of
1547+8 Education;
1548+9 (48) being involved with State and national
1549+10 professional associations;
1550+11 (49) participating, at least once every 2 years, in an
1551+12 in-service training program for school counselors
1552+13 conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and sexual
1553+14 violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth,
1554+15 which shall include training concerning (i) communicating
1555+16 with and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual
1556+17 violence and expectant and parenting youth, (ii)
1557+18 connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual violence
1558+19 and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate in-school
1559+20 services and other agencies, programs, and services as
1560+21 needed, and (iii) implementing the school district's
1561+22 policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to such
1562+23 youth, including confidentiality; at a minimum, school
1563+24 personnel must be trained to understand, provide
1564+25 information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
1565+26 to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
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1576+1 domestic or sexual violence;
1577+2 (50) participating, at least every 2 years, in an
1578+3 in-service training program for school counselors
1579+4 conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic
1580+5 reactions and management;
1581+6 (51) participating, at least once every 2 years, in an
1582+7 in-service training on educator ethics, teacher-student
1583+8 conduct, and school employee-student conduct for all
1584+9 personnel;
1585+10 (52) participating, in addition to other topics at
1586+11 in-service training programs, in training to identify the
1587+12 warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in
1588+13 adolescents and teenagers and learning appropriate
1589+14 intervention and referral techniques;
1590+15 (53) (blank); obtaining training to have a basic
1591+16 knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
1592+17 syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
1593+18 causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
1594+19 preventing its transmission, and the availability of
1595+20 appropriate sources of counseling and referral and any
1596+21 other information that may be appropriate considering the
1597+22 age and grade level of the pupils; the school board shall
1598+23 supervise such training and the State Board of Education
1599+24 and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop
1600+25 standards for such training;
1601+26 (54) (blank); and participating in mandates from the
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1612+1 State Board of Education for bullying education and
1613+2 social-emotional literacy; and
1614+3 (55) promoting career and technical education by
1615+4 assisting each student to determine an appropriate
1616+5 postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,
1617+6 strengths, and goals and assisting the student to
1618+7 implement the best practices that improve career or
1619+8 workforce readiness after high school.
1620+9 School districts may employ a sufficient number of school
1621+10 counselors to maintain the national and State recommended
1622+11 student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have
1623+12 school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in
1624+13 direct contact with students.
1625+14 Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
1626+15 professionals, including other endorsed school support
1627+16 personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
1628+17 (Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
1629+18 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542)
1630+19 Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School
1631+20 counseling services in public schools may be provided by
1632+21 school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code
1633+22 or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License
1634+23 with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of
1635+24 school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
1636+25 School counseling services may include, but are not
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1647+1 limited to:
1648+2 (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school
1649+3 counseling program through a standards-based,
1650+4 data-informed program that promotes student achievement
1651+5 and wellness;
1652+6 (2) (blank); incorporating the common core language
1653+7 into the school counselor's work and role;
1654+8 (3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
1655+9 professionals who act sensitively to promote social
1656+10 justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
1657+11 (4) providing individual and group counseling;
1658+12 (5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves
1659+13 all students and addresses the knowledge and skills
1660+14 appropriate to their developmental level through a
1661+15 collaborative model of delivery involving the school
1662+16 counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate
1663+17 education professionals, and including prevention and
1664+18 pre-referral activities;
1665+19 (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
1666+20 offices or outside agencies;
1667+21 (7) providing college and career development
1668+22 activities and counseling;
1669+23 (8) developing individual career plans with students,
1670+24 which includes planning for post-secondary education, as
1671+25 appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career
1672+26 and technical education coursework in high school as
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1683+1 described in paragraph (55);
1684+2 (9) assisting all students with a college or
1685+3 post-secondary education plan, which must include a
1686+4 discussion on all post-secondary education options,
1687+5 including 4-year colleges or universities, community
1688+6 colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning
1689+7 for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging
1690+8 in related and relevant career and technical education
1691+9 coursework in high school as described in paragraph (55);
1692+10 (10) (blank); intentionally addressing the career and
1693+11 college needs of first generation students;
1694+12 (11) educating all students on scholarships, financial
1695+13 aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for
1696+14 Federal Student Aid;
1697+15 (12) collaborating with institutions of higher
1698+16 education and local community colleges so that students
1699+17 understand post-secondary education options and are ready
1700+18 to transition successfully;
1701+19 (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to
1702+20 the development of a specific crisis plan within the
1703+21 school setting in collaboration with multiple
1704+22 stakeholders;
1705+23 (14) providing educational opportunities for educating
1706+24 students, teachers, and parents on mental health anxiety,
1707+25 depression, cutting, and suicide issues and intervening
1708+26 with students who present with these issues;
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1719+1 (15) providing counseling and other resources to
1720+2 students who are in crisis;
1721+3 (16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
1722+4 limit access providing resources for those students who do
1723+5 not have access to mental health services;
1724+6 (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
1725+7 all students;
1726+8 (18) teaching communication skills and helping
1727+9 students develop positive relationships;
1728+10 (19) using culturally sensitive skills in working with
1729+11 all students to promote wellness;
1730+12 (20) working to address addressing the needs of all
1731+13 undocumented students with regard to citizenship status in
1732+14 the school, as well as students who are legally in the
1733+15 United States, but whose parents are undocumented;
1734+16 (21) (blank); contributing to a student's functional
1735+17 behavioral assessment, as well as assisting in the
1736+18 development of non-aversive behavioral intervention
1737+19 strategies;
1738+20 (22) providing academic, social-emotional, and college
1739+21 and career supports to all students irrespective of
1740+22 special education or Section 504 status; (i) assisting
1741+23 students in need of special education services by
1742+24 implementing the academic supports and social-emotional
1743+25 and college or career development counseling services or
1744+26 interventions per a student's individualized education
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1755+1 program (IEP); (ii) participating in or contributing to a
1756+2 student's IEP and completing a social-developmental
1757+3 history; or (iii) providing services to a student with a
1758+4 disability under the student's IEP or federal Section 504
1759+5 plan, as recommended by the student's IEP team or Section
1760+6 504 plan team and in compliance with federal and State
1761+7 laws and rules governing the provision of educational and
1762+8 related services and school-based accommodations to
1763+9 students with disabilities and the qualifications of
1764+10 school personnel to provide such services and
1765+11 accommodations;
1766+12 (23) assisting students in goal setting and success
1767+13 skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test
1768+14 preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards
1769+15 the development of a personal educational plan with each
1770+16 student;
1771+17 (24) (blank); educating students on dual credit and
1772+18 learning opportunities on the Internet;
1773+19 (25) providing information for all students in the
1774+20 selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary
1775+21 education opportunities toward a successful career;
1776+22 (26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding
1777+23 students in appropriate directions;
1778+24 (27) (blank); counseling with students, families, and
1779+25 teachers, in compliance with federal and State laws;
1780+26 (28) providing families with opportunities for
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1791+1 education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the
1792+2 student's educational assessment;
1793+3 (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
1794+4 other school personnel regarding behavior management and
1795+5 intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
1796+6 (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
1797+7 businesses, and community organizations to support student
1798+8 achievement and social-emotional learning standards for
1799+9 all students;
1800+10 (31) developing and implementing school-based
1801+11 prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
1802+12 mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and
1803+13 emotional education programs and services, and
1804+14 establishing and implementing bullying prevention and
1805+15 intervention programs;
1806+16 (32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
1807+17 instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and
1808+18 intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and
1809+19 interpreting data;
1810+20 (33) participating on school and district committees
1811+21 to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as
1812+22 establishing a school counseling advisory council that
1813+23 includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to
1814+24 review and advise on the implementation of the school
1815+25 counseling program;
1816+26 (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
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1827+1 and community resources and building relationships with
1828+2 important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,
1829+3 teachers, and board members;
1830+4 (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
1831+5 in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the
1832+6 Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family
1833+7 Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health
1834+8 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
1835+9 (36) presenting an annual agreement to the
1836+10 administration, including a formal discussion of the
1837+11 alignment of school and school counseling program missions
1838+12 and goals and detailing specific school counselor
1839+13 responsibilities;
1840+14 (37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive
1841+15 measures of success for student competencies in each of
1842+16 the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and
1843+17 college and career learning based on planned and periodic
1844+18 assessment of the comprehensive developmental school
1845+19 counseling program;
1846+20 (38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
1847+21 Systems of Support Response to Intervention (RtI) and
1848+22 other school initiatives;
1849+23 (39) conducting observations and participating in
1850+24 recommendations or interventions regarding the placement
1851+25 of children in educational programs or special education
1852+26 classes;
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1863+1 (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
1864+2 program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,
1865+3 and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing
1866+4 strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
1867+5 (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
1868+6 competency assessments;
1869+7 (42) following American School Counselor Association
1870+8 Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate
1871+9 high standards of integrity, leadership, and
1872+10 professionalism;
1873+11 (43) using student competencies to assess student
1874+12 growth and development to inform decisions regarding
1875+13 strategies, activities, and services that help students
1876+14 achieve the highest academic level possible knowing and
1877+15 embracing common core standards by using common core
1878+16 language;
1879+17 (44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
1880+18 counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies
1881+19 within the role of the school counselor, including the
1882+20 practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs,
1883+21 knowledge, and skills;
1884+22 (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
1885+23 presented in the State Board of Education standards,
1886+24 across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways
1887+25 that empower and enable students to achieve academic
1888+26 success across all grade levels;
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1899+1 (46) providing services only in areas in which the
1900+2 school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as
1901+3 well as only providing counseling or consulting services
1902+4 within his or her employment to any student in the
1903+5 district or districts which employ such school counselor,
1904+6 in accordance with professional ethics;
1905+7 (47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge
1906+8 and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns
1907+9 enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs
1908+10 that meet the standards established by the State Board of
1909+11 Education;
1910+12 (48) being involved with State and national
1911+13 professional associations;
1912+14 (49) complete the required training as outlined in
1913+15 Section 10-22.39;
1914+16 (50) (blank);
1915+17 (51) (blank);
1916+18 (52) (blank);
1917+19 (53) (blank);
1918+20 (54) (blank); and participating in mandates from the
1919+21 State Board of Education for bullying education and
1920+22 social-emotional literacy; and
1921+23 (55) promoting career and technical education by
1922+24 assisting each student to determine an appropriate
1923+25 postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,
1924+26 strengths, and goals and assisting the student to
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1935+1 implement the best practices that improve career or
1936+2 workforce readiness after high school.
1937+3 School districts may employ a sufficient number of school
1938+4 counselors to maintain the national and State recommended
1939+5 student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have
1940+6 school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in
1941+7 direct contact with students.
1942+8 Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified
1943+9 professionals, including other endorsed school support
1944+10 personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
1945+11 (Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
1946+12 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for
1947+13 effective date of P.A. 103-542.)
1948+14 (105 ILCS 5/10-27.1A)
1949+15 Sec. 10-27.1A. Firearms in schools.
1950+16 (a) All school officials, including teachers, school
1951+17 counselors, and support staff, shall immediately notify the
1952+18 office of the principal in the event that they observe any
1953+19 person in possession of a firearm on school grounds; provided
1954+20 that taking such immediate action to notify the office of the
1955+21 principal would not immediately endanger the health, safety,
1956+22 or welfare of students who are under the direct supervision of
1957+23 the school official or the school official. If the health,
1958+24 safety, or welfare of students under the direct supervision of
1959+25 the school official or of the school official is immediately
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1970+1 endangered, the school official shall notify the office of the
1971+2 principal as soon as the students under his or her supervision
1972+3 and he or she are no longer under immediate danger. A report is
1973+4 not required by this Section when the school official knows
1974+5 that the person in possession of the firearm is a law
1975+6 enforcement official engaged in the conduct of his or her
1976+7 official duties. Any school official acting in good faith who
1977+8 makes such a report under this Section shall have immunity
1978+9 from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be
1979+10 incurred as a result of making the report. The identity of the
1980+11 school official making such report shall not be disclosed
1981+12 except as expressly and specifically authorized by law.
1982+13 Knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this Section is
1983+14 a petty offense. A second or subsequent offense is a Class C
1984+15 misdemeanor.
1985+16 (b) Upon receiving a report from any school official
1986+17 pursuant to this Section, or from any other person, the
1987+18 principal or his or her designee shall immediately notify a
1988+19 local law enforcement agency. If the person found to be in
1989+20 possession of a firearm on school grounds is a student, the
1990+21 principal or his or her designee shall also immediately notify
1991+22 that student's parent or guardian. Any principal or his or her
1992+23 designee acting in good faith who makes such reports under
1993+24 this Section shall have immunity from any civil or criminal
1994+25 liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a
1995+26 result of making the reports. Knowingly and willfully failing
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2006+1 to comply with this Section is a petty offense. A second or
2007+2 subsequent offense is a Class C misdemeanor. If the person
2008+3 found to be in possession of the firearm on school grounds is a
2009+4 minor, the law enforcement agency shall detain that minor
2010+5 until such time as the agency makes a determination pursuant
2011+6 to clause (a) of subsection (1) of Section 5-401 of the
2012+7 Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as to whether the agency
2013+8 reasonably believes that the minor is delinquent. If the law
2014+9 enforcement agency determines that probable cause exists to
2015+10 believe that the minor committed a violation of item (4) of
2016+11 subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
2017+12 while on school grounds, the agency shall detain the minor for
2018+13 processing pursuant to Section 5-407 of the Juvenile Court Act
2019+14 of 1987.
2020+15 (c) Upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal
2021+16 report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident
2022+17 involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or leased
2023+18 property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or used by
2024+19 the school for the transport of students or school personnel,
2025+20 the superintendent or his or her designee shall report all
2026+21 such firearm-related incidents occurring in a school or on
2027+22 school property to the local law enforcement authorities
2028+23 immediately, who shall report to the Illinois State Police in
2029+24 a form, manner, and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois
2030+25 State Police.
2031+26 The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
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2042+1 statistical compilation and related data associated with
2043+2 incidents involving firearms in schools from the Illinois
2044+3 State Police. The State Board of Education shall compile this
2045+4 information by school district and make it available to the
2046+5 public.
2047+6 (c-5) Schools shall report any written, electronic, or
2048+7 verbal report of a verified incident involving a firearm made
2049+8 under subsection (c) to the State Board of Education through
2050+9 existing school incident reporting systems as they occur
2051+10 during the year by no later than July 31 for the previous
2052+11 school year. The State Board of Education shall report data by
2053+12 school district, as collected from school districts, and make
2054+13 it available to the public via its website. The local law
2055+14 enforcement authority shall, by March 1 of each year, report
2056+15 the required data from the previous year to the Illinois State
2057+16 Police's Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which shall
2058+17 be included in its annual Crime in Illinois report.
2059+18 (d) As used in this Section, the term "firearm" shall have
2060+19 the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
2061+20 Identification Card Act.
2062+21 As used in this Section, the term "school" means any
2063+22 public or private elementary or secondary school.
2064+23 As used in this Section, the term "school grounds"
2065+24 includes the real property comprising any school, any
2066+25 conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to
2067+26 transport students to or from school or a school-related
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2078+1 activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
2079+2 property comprising any school.
2080+3 (Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
2081+4 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23.)
2082+5 (105 ILCS 5/10-27.1B)
2083+6 Sec. 10-27.1B. Reporting drug-related incidents in
2084+7 schools.
2085+8 (a) In this Section:
2086+9 "Drug" means "cannabis" as defined under subsection (a) of
2087+10 Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act, "narcotic drug" as
2088+11 defined under subsection (aa) of Section 102 of the Illinois
2089+12 Controlled Substances Act, or "methamphetamine" as defined
2090+13 under Section 10 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
2091+14 Protection Act.
2092+15 "School" means any public or private elementary or
2093+16 secondary school.
2094+17 (b) Upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal
2095+18 report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident
2096+19 involving drugs in a school or on school owned or leased
2097+20 property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or used by
2098+21 the school for the transport of students or school personnel,
2099+22 the superintendent or his or her designee, or other
2100+23 appropriate administrative officer for a private school, shall
2101+24 report all such drug-related incidents occurring in a school
2102+25 or on school property to the local law enforcement authorities
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2113+1 immediately and to the Illinois State Police in a form,
2114+2 manner, and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois State
2115+3 Police.
2116+4 (c) (Blank). The State Board of Education shall receive an
2117+5 annual statistical compilation and related data associated
2118+6 with drug-related incidents in schools from the Illinois State
2119+7 Police. The State Board of Education shall compile this
2120+8 information by school district and make it available to the
2121+9 public.
2122+10 (d) Schools shall report any written, electronic, or
2123+11 verbal report of an incident involving drugs made under
2124+12 subsection (b) to the State Board of Education through
2125+13 existing school incident reporting systems as they occur
2126+14 during the year by no later than July 31 for the previous
2127+15 school year. The State Board of Education shall report data by
2128+16 school district, as collected from school districts, and make
2129+17 it available to the public via its website. The local law
2130+18 enforcement authority shall, by March 1 of each year, report
2131+19 the required data from the previous year to the Illinois State
2132+20 Police's Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which shall
2133+21 be included in its annual Crime in Illinois report.
2134+22 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
2135+23 (105 ILCS 5/18-8.15)
2136+24 Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success
2137+25 for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
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2148+1 (a) General provisions.
2149+2 (1) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that, by
2150+3 June 30, 2027 and beyond, this State has a kindergarten
2151+4 through grade 12 public education system with the capacity
2152+5 to ensure the educational development of all persons to
2153+6 the limits of their capacities in accordance with Section
2154+7 1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of
2155+8 Illinois. To accomplish that objective, this Section
2156+9 creates a method of funding public education that is
2157+10 evidence-based; is sufficient to ensure every student
2158+11 receives a meaningful opportunity to learn irrespective of
2159+12 race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or
2160+13 community-income level; and is sustainable and
2161+14 predictable. When fully funded under this Section, every
2162+15 school shall have the resources, based on what the
2163+16 evidence indicates is needed, to:
2164+17 (A) provide all students with a high quality
2165+18 education that offers the academic, enrichment, social
2166+19 and emotional support, technical, and career-focused
2167+20 programs that will allow them to become competitive
2168+21 workers, responsible parents, productive citizens of
2169+22 this State, and active members of our national
2170+23 democracy;
2171+24 (B) ensure all students receive the education they
2172+25 need to graduate from high school with the skills
2173+26 required to pursue post-secondary education and
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2184+1 training for a rewarding career;
2185+2 (C) reduce, with a goal of eliminating, the
2186+3 achievement gap between at-risk and non-at-risk
2187+4 students by raising the performance of at-risk
2188+5 students and not by reducing standards; and
2189+6 (D) ensure this State satisfies its obligation to
2190+7 assume the primary responsibility to fund public
2191+8 education and simultaneously relieve the
2192+9 disproportionate burden placed on local property taxes
2193+10 to fund schools.
2194+11 (2) The Evidence-Based Funding formula under this
2195+12 Section shall be applied to all Organizational Units in
2196+13 this State. The Evidence-Based Funding formula outlined in
2197+14 this Act is based on the formula outlined in Senate Bill 1
2198+15 of the 100th General Assembly, as passed by both
2199+16 legislative chambers. As further defined and described in
2200+17 this Section, there are 4 major components of the
2201+18 Evidence-Based Funding model:
2202+19 (A) First, the model calculates a unique Adequacy
2203+20 Target for each Organizational Unit in this State that
2204+21 considers the costs to implement research-based
2205+22 activities, the unit's student demographics, and
2206+23 regional wage differences.
2207+24 (B) Second, the model calculates each
2208+25 Organizational Unit's Local Capacity, or the amount
2209+26 each Organizational Unit is assumed to contribute
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2220+1 toward its Adequacy Target from local resources.
2221+2 (C) Third, the model calculates how much funding
2222+3 the State currently contributes to the Organizational
2223+4 Unit and adds that to the unit's Local Capacity to
2224+5 determine the unit's overall current adequacy of
2225+6 funding.
2226+7 (D) Finally, the model's distribution method
2227+8 allocates new State funding to those Organizational
2228+9 Units that are least well-funded, considering both
2229+10 Local Capacity and State funding, in relation to their
2230+11 Adequacy Target.
2231+12 (3) An Organizational Unit receiving any funding under
2232+13 this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
2233+14 for which that Organizational Unit is authorized to make
2234+15 expenditures by law.
2235+16 (4) As used in this Section, the following terms shall
2236+17 have the meanings ascribed in this paragraph (4):
2237+18 "Adequacy Target" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2238+19 subsection (b) of this Section.
2239+20 "Adjusted EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of
2240+21 subsection (d) of this Section.
2241+22 "Adjusted Local Capacity Target" is defined in
2242+23 paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of this Section.
2243+24 "Adjusted Operating Tax Rate" means a tax rate for all
2244+25 Organizational Units, for which the State Superintendent
2245+26 shall calculate and subtract for the Operating Tax Rate a
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2256+1 transportation rate based on total expenses for
2257+2 transportation services under this Code, as reported on
2258+3 the most recent Annual Financial Report in Pupil
2259+4 Transportation Services, function 2550 in both the
2260+5 Education and Transportation funds and functions 4110 and
2261+6 4120 in the Transportation fund, less any corresponding
2262+7 fiscal year State of Illinois scheduled payments excluding
2263+8 net adjustments for prior years for regular, vocational,
2264+9 or special education transportation reimbursement pursuant
2265+10 to Section 29-5 or subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of
2266+11 this Code divided by the Adjusted EAV. If an
2267+12 Organizational Unit's corresponding fiscal year State of
2268+13 Illinois scheduled payments excluding net adjustments for
2269+14 prior years for regular, vocational, or special education
2270+15 transportation reimbursement pursuant to Section 29-5 or
2271+16 subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of this Code exceed the
2272+17 total transportation expenses, as defined in this
2273+18 paragraph, no transportation rate shall be subtracted from
2274+19 the Operating Tax Rate.
2275+20 "Allocation Rate" is defined in paragraph (3) of
2276+21 subsection (g) of this Section.
2277+22 "Alternative School" means a public school that is
2278+23 created and operated by a regional superintendent of
2279+24 schools and approved by the State Board.
2280+25 "Applicable Tax Rate" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2281+26 subsection (d) of this Section.
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2292+1 "Assessment" means any of those benchmark, progress
2293+2 monitoring, formative, diagnostic, and other assessments,
2294+3 in addition to the State accountability assessment, that
2295+4 assist teachers' needs in understanding the skills and
2296+5 meeting the needs of the students they serve.
2297+6 "Assistant principal" means a school administrator
2298+7 duly endorsed to be employed as an assistant principal in
2299+8 this State.
2300+9 "At-risk student" means a student who is at risk of
2301+10 not meeting the Illinois Learning Standards or not
2302+11 graduating from elementary or high school and who
2303+12 demonstrates a need for vocational support or social
2304+13 services beyond that provided by the regular school
2305+14 program. All students included in an Organizational Unit's
2306+15 Low-Income Count, as well as all English learner and
2307+16 disabled students attending the Organizational Unit, shall
2308+17 be considered at-risk students under this Section.
2309+18 "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" for fiscal year
2310+19 2018 means, for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the
2311+20 average number of students (grades K through 12) reported
2312+21 to the State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit
2313+22 on October 1 in the immediately preceding school year,
2314+23 plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive special
2315+24 education services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to
2316+25 the State Board on December 1 in the immediately preceding
2317+26 school year, or the average number of students (grades K
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2328+1 through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the
2329+2 Organizational Unit on October 1, plus the
2330+3 pre-kindergarten students who receive special education
2331+4 services of 2 or more hours a day as reported to the State
2332+5 Board on December 1, for each of the immediately preceding
2333+6 3 school years. For fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent
2334+7 fiscal year, "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" means,
2335+8 for an Organizational Unit, the greater of the average
2336+9 number of students (grades K through 12) reported to the
2337+10 State Board as enrolled in the Organizational Unit on
2338+11 October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding school
2339+12 year, plus the pre-kindergarten students who receive
2340+13 special education services as reported to the State Board
2341+14 on October 1 and March 1 in the immediately preceding
2342+15 school year, or the average number of students (grades K
2343+16 through 12) reported to the State Board as enrolled in the
2344+17 Organizational Unit on October 1 and March 1, plus the
2345+18 pre-kindergarten students who receive special education
2346+19 services as reported to the State Board on October 1 and
2347+20 March 1, for each of the immediately preceding 3 school
2348+21 years. For the purposes of this definition, "enrolled in
2349+22 the Organizational Unit" means the number of students
2350+23 reported to the State Board who are enrolled in schools
2351+24 within the Organizational Unit that the student attends or
2352+25 would attend if not placed or transferred to another
2353+26 school or program to receive needed services. For the
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2364+1 purposes of calculating "ASE", all students, grades K
2365+2 through 12, excluding those attending kindergarten for a
2366+3 half day and students attending an alternative education
2367+4 program operated by a regional office of education or
2368+5 intermediate service center, shall be counted as 1.0. All
2369+6 students attending kindergarten for a half day shall be
2370+7 counted as 0.5, unless in 2017 by June 15 or by March 1 in
2371+8 subsequent years, the school district reports to the State
2372+9 Board of Education the intent to implement full-day
2373+10 kindergarten district-wide for all students, then all
2374+11 students attending kindergarten shall be counted as 1.0.
2375+12 Special education pre-kindergarten students shall be
2376+13 counted as 0.5 each. If the State Board does not collect or
2377+14 has not collected both an October 1 and March 1 enrollment
2378+15 count by grade or a December 1 collection of special
2379+16 education pre-kindergarten students as of August 31, 2017
2380+17 (the effective date of Public Act 100-465), it shall
2381+18 establish such collection for all future years. For any
2382+19 year in which a count by grade level was collected only
2383+20 once, that count shall be used as the single count
2384+21 available for computing a 3-year average ASE. Funding for
2385+22 programs operated by a regional office of education or an
2386+23 intermediate service center must be calculated using the
2387+24 Evidence-Based Funding formula under this Section for the
2388+25 2019-2020 school year and each subsequent school year
2389+26 until separate adequacy formulas are developed and adopted
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2400+1 for each type of program. ASE for a program operated by a
2401+2 regional office of education or an intermediate service
2402+3 center must be determined by the March 1 enrollment for
2403+4 the program. For the 2019-2020 school year, the ASE used
2404+5 in the calculation must be the first-year ASE and, in that
2405+6 year only, the assignment of students served by a regional
2406+7 office of education or intermediate service center shall
2407+8 not result in a reduction of the March enrollment for any
2408+9 school district. For the 2020-2021 school year, the ASE
2409+10 must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the 2-year
2410+11 average ASE. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the
2411+12 ASE must be the greater of the current-year ASE or the
2412+13 3-year average ASE. School districts shall submit the data
2413+14 for the ASE calculation to the State Board within 45 days
2414+15 of the dates required in this Section for submission of
2415+16 enrollment data in order for it to be included in the ASE
2416+17 calculation. For fiscal year 2018 only, the ASE
2417+18 calculation shall include only enrollment taken on October
2418+19 1. In recognition of the impact of COVID-19, the
2419+20 definition of "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" shall
2420+21 be adjusted for calculations under this Section for fiscal
2421+22 years 2022 through 2024. For fiscal years 2022 through
2422+23 2024, the enrollment used in the calculation of ASE
2423+24 representing the 2020-2021 school year shall be the
2424+25 greater of the enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year or
2425+26 the 2019-2020 school year.
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2436+1 "Base Funding Guarantee" is defined in paragraph (10)
2437+2 of subsection (g) of this Section.
2438+3 "Base Funding Minimum" is defined in subsection (e) of
2439+4 this Section.
2440+5 "Base Tax Year" means the property tax levy year used
2441+6 to calculate the Budget Year allocation of primary State
2442+7 aid.
2443+8 "Base Tax Year's Extension" means the product of the
2444+9 equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county clerk
2445+10 in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
2446+11 calculated by the county clerk and defined in PTELL.
2447+12 "Bilingual Education Allocation" means the amount of
2448+13 an Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target
2449+14 attributable to bilingual education divided by the
2450+15 Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target, the product
2451+16 of which shall be multiplied by the amount of new funding
2452+17 received pursuant to this Section. An Organizational
2453+18 Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable to bilingual
2454+19 education shall include all additional investments in
2455+20 English learner students' adequacy elements.
2456+21 "Budget Year" means the school year for which primary
2457+22 State aid is calculated and awarded under this Section.
2458+23 "Central office" means individual administrators and
2459+24 support service personnel charged with managing the
2460+25 instructional programs, business and operations, and
2461+26 security of the Organizational Unit.
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2472+1 "Comparable Wage Index" or "CWI" means a regional cost
2473+2 differentiation metric that measures systemic, regional
2474+3 variations in the salaries of college graduates who are
2475+4 not educators. The CWI utilized for this Section shall,
2476+5 for the first 3 years of Evidence-Based Funding
2477+6 implementation, be the CWI initially developed by the
2478+7 National Center for Education Statistics, as most recently
2479+8 updated by Texas A & M University. In the fourth and
2480+9 subsequent years of Evidence-Based Funding implementation,
2481+10 the State Superintendent shall re-determine the CWI using
2482+11 a similar methodology to that identified in the Texas A & M
2483+12 University study, with adjustments made no less frequently
2484+13 than once every 5 years.
2485+14 "Computer technology and equipment" means computers
2486+15 servers, notebooks, network equipment, copiers, printers,
2487+16 instructional software, security software, curriculum
2488+17 management courseware, and other similar materials and
2489+18 equipment.
2490+19 "Computer technology and equipment investment
2491+20 allocation" means the final Adequacy Target amount of an
2492+21 Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 in the
2493+22 prior school year attributable to the additional $285.50
2494+23 per student computer technology and equipment investment
2495+24 grant divided by the Organizational Unit's final Adequacy
2496+25 Target, the result of which shall be multiplied by the
2497+26 amount of new funding received pursuant to this Section.
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2508+1 An Organizational Unit assigned to a Tier 1 or Tier 2 final
2509+2 Adequacy Target attributable to the received computer
2510+3 technology and equipment investment grant shall include
2511+4 all additional investments in computer technology and
2512+5 equipment adequacy elements.
2513+6 "Core subject" means mathematics; science; reading,
2514+7 English, writing, and language arts; history and social
2515+8 studies; world languages; and subjects taught as Advanced
2516+9 Placement in high schools.
2517+10 "Core teacher" means a regular classroom teacher in
2518+11 elementary schools and teachers of a core subject in
2519+12 middle and high schools.
2520+13 "Core Intervention teacher (tutor)" means a licensed
2521+14 teacher providing one-on-one or small group tutoring to
2522+15 students struggling to meet proficiency in core subjects.
2523+16 "CPPRT" means corporate personal property replacement
2524+17 tax funds paid to an Organizational Unit during the
2525+18 calendar year one year before the calendar year in which a
2526+19 school year begins, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the
2527+20 abolition of ad valorem personal property tax and the
2528+21 replacement of revenues lost thereby, and amending and
2529+22 repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in connection
2530+23 therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as amended (Public
2531+24 Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
2532+25 "EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined in
2533+26 paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section and
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2544+1 calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection
2545+2 (d) of this Section.
2546+3 "ECI" means the Bureau of Labor Statistics' national
2547+4 employment cost index for civilian workers in educational
2548+5 services in elementary and secondary schools on a
2549+6 cumulative basis for the 12-month calendar year preceding
2550+7 the fiscal year of the Evidence-Based Funding calculation.
2551+8 "EIS Data" means the employment information system
2552+9 data maintained by the State Board on educators within
2553+10 Organizational Units.
2554+11 "Employee benefits" means health, dental, and vision
2555+12 insurance offered to employees of an Organizational Unit,
2556+13 the costs associated with the statutorily required payment
2557+14 of the normal cost of the Organizational Unit's teacher
2558+15 pensions, Social Security employer contributions, and
2559+16 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer contributions.
2560+17 "English learner" or "EL" means a child included in
2561+18 the definition of "English learners" under Section 14C-2
2562+19 of this Code participating in a program of transitional
2563+20 bilingual education or a transitional program of
2564+21 instruction meeting the requirements and program
2565+22 application procedures of Article 14C of this Code. For
2566+23 the purposes of collecting the number of EL students
2567+24 enrolled, the same collection and calculation methodology
2568+25 as defined above for "ASE" shall apply to English
2569+26 learners, with the exception that EL student enrollment
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2580+1 shall include students in grades pre-kindergarten through
2581+2 12.
2582+3 "Essential Elements" means those elements, resources,
2583+4 and educational programs that have been identified through
2584+5 academic research as necessary to improve student success,
2585+6 improve academic performance, close achievement gaps, and
2586+7 provide for other per student costs related to the
2587+8 delivery and leadership of the Organizational Unit, as
2588+9 well as the maintenance and operations of the unit, and
2589+10 which are specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of
2590+11 this Section.
2591+12 "Evidence-Based Funding" means State funding provided
2592+13 to an Organizational Unit pursuant to this Section.
2593+14 "Extended day" means academic and enrichment programs
2594+15 provided to students outside the regular school day before
2595+16 and after school or during non-instructional times during
2596+17 the school day.
2597+18 "Extension Limitation Ratio" means a numerical ratio
2598+19 in which the numerator is the Base Tax Year's Extension
2599+20 and the denominator is the Preceding Tax Year's Extension.
2600+21 "Final Percent of Adequacy" is defined in paragraph
2601+22 (4) of subsection (f) of this Section.
2602+23 "Final Resources" is defined in paragraph (3) of
2603+24 subsection (f) of this Section.
2604+25 "Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the full-time
2605+26 equivalency compensation for staffing the relevant
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2616+1 position at an Organizational Unit.
2617+2 "Funding Gap" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2618+3 subsection (g).
2619+4 "Hybrid District" means a partial elementary unit
2620+5 district created pursuant to Article 11E of this Code.
2621+6 "Instructional assistant" means a core or special
2622+7 education, non-licensed employee who assists a teacher in
2623+8 the classroom and provides academic support to students.
2624+9 "Instructional facilitator" means a qualified teacher
2625+10 or licensed teacher leader who facilitates and coaches
2626+11 continuous improvement in classroom instruction; provides
2627+12 instructional support to teachers in the elements of
2628+13 research-based instruction or demonstrates the alignment
2629+14 of instruction with curriculum standards and assessment
2630+15 tools; develops or coordinates instructional programs or
2631+16 strategies; develops and implements training; chooses
2632+17 standards-based instructional materials; provides
2633+18 teachers with an understanding of current research; serves
2634+19 as a mentor, site coach, curriculum specialist, or lead
2635+20 teacher; or otherwise works with fellow teachers, in
2636+21 collaboration, to use data to improve instructional
2637+22 practice or develop model lessons.
2638+23 "Instructional materials" means relevant
2639+24 instructional materials for student instruction,
2640+25 including, but not limited to, textbooks, consumable
2641+26 workbooks, laboratory equipment, library books, and other
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2651+ SB3156 Enrolled - 75 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
2652+1 similar materials.
2653+2 "Laboratory School" means a public school that is
2654+3 created and operated by a public university and approved
2655+4 by the State Board.
2656+5 "Librarian" means a teacher with an endorsement as a
2657+6 library information specialist or another individual whose
2658+7 primary responsibility is overseeing library resources
2659+8 within an Organizational Unit.
2660+9 "Limiting rate for Hybrid Districts" means the
2661+10 combined elementary school and high school limiting rates.
2662+11 "Local Capacity" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2663+12 subsection (c) of this Section.
2664+13 "Local Capacity Percentage" is defined in subparagraph
2665+14 (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
2666+15 "Local Capacity Ratio" is defined in subparagraph (B)
2667+16 of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
2668+17 "Local Capacity Target" is defined in paragraph (2) of
2669+18 subsection (c) of this Section.
2670+19 "Low-Income Count" means, for an Organizational Unit
2671+20 in a fiscal year, the higher of the average number of
2672+21 students for the prior school year or the immediately
2673+22 preceding 3 school years who, as of July 1 of the
2674+23 immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the
2675+24 Department of Human Services), are eligible for at least
2676+25 one of the following low-income programs: Medicaid, the
2677+26 Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance
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2688+1 for Needy Families (TANF), or the Supplemental Nutrition
2689+2 Assistance Program, excluding pupils who are eligible for
2690+3 services provided by the Department of Children and Family
2691+4 Services. Until such time that grade level low-income
2692+5 populations become available, grade level low-income
2693+6 populations shall be determined by applying the low-income
2694+7 percentage to total student enrollments by grade level.
2695+8 The low-income percentage is determined by dividing the
2696+9 Low-Income Count by the Average Student Enrollment. The
2697+10 low-income percentage for programs operated by a regional
2698+11 office of education or an intermediate service center
2699+12 operating one or more alternative education programs must
2700+13 be set to the weighted average of the low-income
2701+14 percentages of all of the school districts in the service
2702+15 region. The weighted low-income percentage is the result
2703+16 of multiplying the low-income percentage of each school
2704+17 district served by the regional office of education or
2705+18 intermediate service center by each school district's
2706+19 Average Student Enrollment, summarizing those products and
2707+20 dividing the total by the total Average Student Enrollment
2708+21 for the service region.
2709+22 "Maintenance and operations" means custodial services,
2710+23 facility and ground maintenance, facility operations,
2711+24 facility security, routine facility repairs, and other
2712+25 similar services and functions.
2713+26 "Minimum Funding Level" is defined in paragraph (9) of
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2724+1 subsection (g) of this Section.
2725+2 "New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds" means, for any
2726+3 given fiscal year, all State funds appropriated under
2727+4 Section 2-3.170 of this Code.
2728+5 "New State Funds" means, for a given school year, all
2729+6 State funds appropriated for Evidence-Based Funding in
2730+7 excess of the amount needed to fund the Base Funding
2731+8 Minimum for all Organizational Units in that school year.
2732+9 "Nurse" means an individual licensed as a certified
2733+10 school nurse, in accordance with the rules established for
2734+11 nursing services by the State Board, who is an employee of
2735+12 and is available to provide health care-related services
2736+13 for students of an Organizational Unit.
2737+14 "Operating Tax Rate" means the rate utilized in the
2738+15 previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
2739+16 except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital
2740+17 Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
2741+18 For Hybrid Districts, the Operating Tax Rate shall be the
2742+19 combined elementary and high school rates utilized in the
2743+20 previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
2744+21 except Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital
2745+22 Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
2746+23 "Organizational Unit" means a Laboratory School or any
2747+24 public school district that is recognized as such by the
2748+25 State Board and that contains elementary schools typically
2749+26 serving kindergarten through 5th grades, middle schools
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2760+1 typically serving 6th through 8th grades, high schools
2761+2 typically serving 9th through 12th grades, a program
2762+3 established under Section 2-3.66 or 2-3.41, or a program
2763+4 operated by a regional office of education or an
2764+5 intermediate service center under Article 13A or 13B. The
2765+6 General Assembly acknowledges that the actual grade levels
2766+7 served by a particular Organizational Unit may vary
2767+8 slightly from what is typical.
2768+9 "Organizational Unit CWI" is determined by calculating
2769+10 the CWI in the region and original county in which an
2770+11 Organizational Unit's primary administrative office is
2771+12 located as set forth in this paragraph, provided that if
2772+13 the Organizational Unit CWI as calculated in accordance
2773+14 with this paragraph is less than 0.9, the Organizational
2774+15 Unit CWI shall be increased to 0.9. Each county's current
2775+16 CWI value shall be adjusted based on the CWI value of that
2776+17 county's neighboring Illinois counties, to create a
2777+18 "weighted adjusted index value". This shall be calculated
2778+19 by summing the CWI values of all of a county's adjacent
2779+20 Illinois counties and dividing by the number of adjacent
2780+21 Illinois counties, then taking the weighted value of the
2781+22 original county's CWI value and the adjacent Illinois
2782+23 county average. To calculate this weighted value, if the
2783+24 number of adjacent Illinois counties is greater than 2,
2784+25 the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.25
2785+26 and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted
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2795+ SB3156 Enrolled - 79 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
2796+1 at 0.75. If the number of adjacent Illinois counties is 2,
2797+2 the original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.33
2798+3 and the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted
2799+4 at 0.66. The greater of the county's current CWI value and
2800+5 its weighted adjusted index value shall be used as the
2801+6 Organizational Unit CWI.
2802+7 "Preceding Tax Year" means the property tax levy year
2803+8 immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
2804+9 "Preceding Tax Year's Extension" means the product of
2805+10 the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county
2806+11 clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the
2807+12 Operating Tax Rate.
2808+13 "Preliminary Percent of Adequacy" is defined in
2809+14 paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this Section.
2810+15 "Preliminary Resources" is defined in paragraph (2) of
2811+16 subsection (f) of this Section.
2812+17 "Principal" means a school administrator duly endorsed
2813+18 to be employed as a principal in this State.
2814+19 "Professional development" means training programs for
2815+20 licensed staff in schools, including, but not limited to,
2816+21 programs that assist in implementing new curriculum
2817+22 programs, provide data focused or academic assessment data
2818+23 training to help staff identify a student's weaknesses and
2819+24 strengths, target interventions, improve instruction,
2820+25 encompass instructional strategies for English learner,
2821+26 gifted, or at-risk students, address inclusivity, cultural
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2832+1 sensitivity, or implicit bias, or otherwise provide
2833+2 professional support for licensed staff.
2834+3 "Prototypical" means 450 special education
2835+4 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through grade 5 students
2836+5 for an elementary school, 450 grade 6 through 8 students
2837+6 for a middle school, and 600 grade 9 through 12 students
2838+7 for a high school.
2839+8 "PTELL" means the Property Tax Extension Limitation
2840+9 Law.
2841+10 "PTELL EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of subsection
2842+11 (d) of this Section.
2843+12 "Pupil support staff" means a nurse, psychologist,
2844+13 social worker, family liaison personnel, or other staff
2845+14 member who provides support to at-risk or struggling
2846+15 students.
2847+16 "Real Receipts" is defined in paragraph (1) of
2848+17 subsection (d) of this Section.
2849+18 "Regionalization Factor" means, for a particular
2850+19 Organizational Unit, the figure derived by dividing the
2851+20 Organizational Unit CWI by the Statewide Weighted CWI.
2852+21 "School counselor" means a licensed school counselor
2853+22 who provides guidance and counseling support for students
2854+23 within an Organizational Unit.
2855+24 "School site staff" means the primary school secretary
2856+25 and any additional clerical personnel assigned to a
2857+26 school.
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2867+ SB3156 Enrolled - 81 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
2868+1 "Special education" means special educational
2869+2 facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of
2870+3 this Code.
2871+4 "Special Education Allocation" means the amount of an
2872+5 Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable
2873+6 to special education divided by the Organizational Unit's
2874+7 final Adequacy Target, the product of which shall be
2875+8 multiplied by the amount of new funding received pursuant
2876+9 to this Section. An Organizational Unit's final Adequacy
2877+10 Target attributable to special education shall include all
2878+11 special education investment adequacy elements.
2879+12 "Specialist teacher" means a teacher who provides
2880+13 instruction in subject areas not included in core
2881+14 subjects, including, but not limited to, art, music,
2882+15 physical education, health, driver education,
2883+16 career-technical education, and such other subject areas
2884+17 as may be mandated by State law or provided by an
2885+18 Organizational Unit.
2886+19 "Specially Funded Unit" means an Alternative School,
2887+20 safe school, Department of Juvenile Justice school,
2888+21 special education cooperative or entity recognized by the
2889+22 State Board as a special education cooperative,
2890+23 State-approved charter school, or alternative learning
2891+24 opportunities program that received direct funding from
2892+25 the State Board during the 2016-2017 school year through
2893+26 any of the funding sources included within the calculation
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2904+1 of the Base Funding Minimum or Glenwood Academy.
2905+2 "Supplemental Grant Funding" means supplemental
2906+3 general State aid funding received by an Organizational
2907+4 Unit during the 2016-2017 school year pursuant to
2908+5 subsection (H) of Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now
2909+6 repealed).
2910+7 "State Adequacy Level" is the sum of the Adequacy
2911+8 Targets of all Organizational Units.
2912+9 "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
2913+10 "State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent
2914+11 of Education.
2915+12 "Statewide Weighted CWI" means a figure determined by
2916+13 multiplying each Organizational Unit CWI times the ASE for
2917+14 that Organizational Unit creating a weighted value,
2918+15 summing all Organizational Units' weighted values, and
2919+16 dividing by the total ASE of all Organizational Units,
2920+17 thereby creating an average weighted index.
2921+18 "Student activities" means non-credit producing
2922+19 after-school programs, including, but not limited to,
2923+20 clubs, bands, sports, and other activities authorized by
2924+21 the school board of the Organizational Unit.
2925+22 "Substitute teacher" means an individual teacher or
2926+23 teaching assistant who is employed by an Organizational
2927+24 Unit and is temporarily serving the Organizational Unit on
2928+25 a per diem or per period-assignment basis to replace
2929+26 another staff member.
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2939+ SB3156 Enrolled - 83 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
2940+1 "Summer school" means academic and enrichment programs
2941+2 provided to students during the summer months outside of
2942+3 the regular school year.
2943+4 "Supervisory aide" means a non-licensed staff member
2944+5 who helps in supervising students of an Organizational
2945+6 Unit, but does so outside of the classroom, in situations
2946+7 such as, but not limited to, monitoring hallways and
2947+8 playgrounds, supervising lunchrooms, or supervising
2948+9 students when being transported in buses serving the
2949+10 Organizational Unit.
2950+11 "Target Ratio" is defined in paragraph (4) of
2951+12 subsection (g).
2952+13 "Tier 1", "Tier 2", "Tier 3", and "Tier 4" are defined
2953+14 in paragraph (3) of subsection (g).
2954+15 "Tier 1 Aggregate Funding", "Tier 2 Aggregate
2955+16 Funding", "Tier 3 Aggregate Funding", and "Tier 4
2956+17 Aggregate Funding" are defined in paragraph (1) of
2957+18 subsection (g).
2958+19 (b) Adequacy Target calculation.
2959+20 (1) Each Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target is the
2960+21 sum of the Organizational Unit's cost of providing
2961+22 Essential Elements, as calculated in accordance with this
2962+23 subsection (b), with the salary amounts in the Essential
2963+24 Elements multiplied by a Regionalization Factor calculated
2964+25 pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (b).
2965+26 (2) The Essential Elements are attributable on a pro
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2975+ SB3156 Enrolled - 84 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
2976+1 rata basis related to defined subgroups of the ASE of each
2977+2 Organizational Unit as specified in this paragraph (2),
2978+3 with investments and FTE positions pro rata funded based
2979+4 on ASE counts in excess of or less than the thresholds set
2980+5 forth in this paragraph (2). The method for calculating
2981+6 attributable pro rata costs and the defined subgroups
2982+7 thereto are as follows:
2983+8 (A) Core class size investments. Each
2984+9 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding required
2985+10 to support that number of FTE core teacher positions
2986+11 as is needed to keep the respective class sizes of the
2987+12 Organizational Unit to the following maximum numbers:
2988+13 (i) For grades kindergarten through 3, the
2989+14 Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
2990+15 to support one FTE core teacher position for every
2991+16 15 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
2992+17 one FTE core teacher position for every 20
2993+18 non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
2994+19 (ii) For grades 4 through 12, the
2995+20 Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
2996+21 to support one FTE core teacher position for every
2997+22 20 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
2998+23 one FTE core teacher position for every 25
2999+24 non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
3000+25 The number of non-Low-Income Count students in a
3001+26 grade shall be determined by subtracting the
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3011+ SB3156 Enrolled - 85 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3012+1 Low-Income students in that grade from the ASE of the
3013+2 Organizational Unit for that grade.
3014+3 (B) Specialist teacher investments. Each
3015+4 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3016+5 to cover that number of FTE specialist teacher
3017+6 positions that correspond to the following
3018+7 percentages:
3019+8 (i) if the Organizational Unit operates an
3020+9 elementary or middle school, then 20.00% of the
3021+10 number of the Organizational Unit's core teachers,
3022+11 as determined under subparagraph (A) of this
3023+12 paragraph (2); and
3024+13 (ii) if such Organizational Unit operates a
3025+14 high school, then 33.33% of the number of the
3026+15 Organizational Unit's core teachers.
3027+16 (C) Instructional facilitator investments. Each
3028+17 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3029+18 to cover one FTE instructional facilitator position
3030+19 for every 200 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
3031+20 children with disabilities and all kindergarten
3032+21 through grade 12 students of the Organizational Unit.
3033+22 (D) Core intervention teacher (tutor) investments.
3034+23 Each Organizational Unit shall receive the funding
3035+24 needed to cover one FTE teacher position for each
3036+25 prototypical elementary, middle, and high school.
3037+26 (E) Substitute teacher investments. Each
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3048+1 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3049+2 to cover substitute teacher costs that is equal to
3050+3 5.70% of the minimum pupil attendance days required
3051+4 under Section 10-19 of this Code for all full-time
3052+5 equivalent core, specialist, and intervention
3053+6 teachers, school nurses, special education teachers
3054+7 and instructional assistants, instructional
3055+8 facilitators, and summer school and extended day
3056+9 teacher positions, as determined under this paragraph
3057+10 (2), at a salary rate of 33.33% of the average salary
3058+11 for grade K through 12 teachers and 33.33% of the
3059+12 average salary of each instructional assistant
3060+13 position.
3061+14 (F) Core school counselor investments. Each
3062+15 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3063+16 to cover one FTE school counselor for each 450
3064+17 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3065+18 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 5
3066+19 students, plus one FTE school counselor for each 250
3067+20 grades 6 through 8 ASE middle school students, plus
3068+21 one FTE school counselor for each 250 grades 9 through
3069+22 12 ASE high school students.
3070+23 (G) Nurse investments. Each Organizational Unit
3071+24 shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
3072+25 nurse for each 750 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
3073+26 children with disabilities and all kindergarten
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3084+1 through grade 12 students across all grade levels it
3085+2 serves.
3086+3 (H) Supervisory aide investments. Each
3087+4 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3088+5 to cover one FTE for each 225 combined ASE of
3089+6 pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
3090+7 kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE
3091+8 for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus one FTE
3092+9 for each 200 ASE high school students.
3093+10 (I) Librarian investments. Each Organizational
3094+11 Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
3095+12 librarian for each prototypical elementary school,
3096+13 middle school, and high school and one FTE aide or
3097+14 media technician for every 300 combined ASE of
3098+15 pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
3099+16 kindergarten through grade 12 students.
3100+17 (J) Principal investments. Each Organizational
3101+18 Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
3102+19 principal position for each prototypical elementary
3103+20 school, plus one FTE principal position for each
3104+21 prototypical middle school, plus one FTE principal
3105+22 position for each prototypical high school.
3106+23 (K) Assistant principal investments. Each
3107+24 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3108+25 to cover one FTE assistant principal position for each
3109+26 prototypical elementary school, plus one FTE assistant
3110+
3111+
3112+
3113+
3114+
3115+ SB3156 Enrolled - 87 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3116+
3117+
3118+SB3156 Enrolled- 88 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 88 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3119+ SB3156 Enrolled - 88 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3120+1 principal position for each prototypical middle
3121+2 school, plus one FTE assistant principal position for
3122+3 each prototypical high school.
3123+4 (L) School site staff investments. Each
3124+5 Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
3125+6 for one FTE position for each 225 ASE of
3126+7 pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
3127+8 kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE
3128+9 position for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus
3129+10 one FTE position for each 200 ASE high school
3130+11 students.
3131+12 (M) Gifted investments. Each Organizational Unit
3132+13 shall receive $40 per kindergarten through grade 12
3133+14 ASE.
3134+15 (N) Professional development investments. Each
3135+16 Organizational Unit shall receive $125 per student of
3136+17 the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3137+18 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3138+19 students for trainers and other professional
3139+20 development-related expenses for supplies and
3140+21 materials.
3141+22 (O) Instructional material investments. Each
3142+23 Organizational Unit shall receive $190 per student of
3143+24 the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3144+25 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3145+26 students to cover instructional material costs.
3146+
3147+
3148+
3149+
3150+
3151+ SB3156 Enrolled - 88 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3152+
3153+
3154+SB3156 Enrolled- 89 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 89 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3155+ SB3156 Enrolled - 89 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3156+1 (P) Assessment investments. Each Organizational
3157+2 Unit shall receive $25 per student of the combined ASE
3158+3 of pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
3159+4 kindergarten through grade 12 students to cover
3160+5 assessment costs.
3161+6 (Q) Computer technology and equipment investments.
3162+7 Each Organizational Unit shall receive $285.50 per
3163+8 student of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
3164+9 children with disabilities and all kindergarten
3165+10 through grade 12 students to cover computer technology
3166+11 and equipment costs. For the 2018-2019 school year and
3167+12 subsequent school years, Organizational Units assigned
3168+13 to Tier 1 and Tier 2 in the prior school year shall
3169+14 receive an additional $285.50 per student of the
3170+15 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3171+16 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3172+17 students to cover computer technology and equipment
3173+18 costs in the Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target.
3174+19 The State Board may establish additional requirements
3175+20 for Organizational Unit expenditures of funds received
3176+21 pursuant to this subparagraph (Q), including a
3177+22 requirement that funds received pursuant to this
3178+23 subparagraph (Q) may be used only for serving the
3179+24 technology needs of the district. It is the intent of
3180+25 Public Act 100-465 that all Tier 1 and Tier 2 districts
3181+26 receive the addition to their Adequacy Target in the
3182+
3183+
3184+
3185+
3186+
3187+ SB3156 Enrolled - 89 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3188+
3189+
3190+SB3156 Enrolled- 90 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 90 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3191+ SB3156 Enrolled - 90 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3192+1 following year, subject to compliance with the
3193+2 requirements of the State Board.
3194+3 (R) Student activities investments. Each
3195+4 Organizational Unit shall receive the following
3196+5 funding amounts to cover student activities: $100 per
3197+6 kindergarten through grade 5 ASE student in elementary
3198+7 school, plus $200 per ASE student in middle school,
3199+8 plus $675 per ASE student in high school.
3200+9 (S) Maintenance and operations investments. Each
3201+10 Organizational Unit shall receive $1,038 per student
3202+11 of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3203+12 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3204+13 students for day-to-day maintenance and operations
3205+14 expenditures, including salary, supplies, and
3206+15 materials, as well as purchased services, but
3207+16 excluding employee benefits. The proportion of salary
3208+17 for the application of a Regionalization Factor and
3209+18 the calculation of benefits is equal to $352.92.
3210+19 (T) Central office investments. Each
3211+20 Organizational Unit shall receive $742 per student of
3212+21 the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3213+22 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3214+23 students to cover central office operations, including
3215+24 administrators and classified personnel charged with
3216+25 managing the instructional programs, business and
3217+26 operations of the school district, and security
3218+
3219+
3220+
3221+
3222+
3223+ SB3156 Enrolled - 90 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3224+
3225+
3226+SB3156 Enrolled- 91 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 91 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3227+ SB3156 Enrolled - 91 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3228+1 personnel. The proportion of salary for the
3229+2 application of a Regionalization Factor and the
3230+3 calculation of benefits is equal to $368.48.
3231+4 (U) Employee benefit investments. Each
3232+5 Organizational Unit shall receive 30% of the total of
3233+6 all salary-calculated elements of the Adequacy Target,
3234+7 excluding substitute teachers and student activities
3235+8 investments, to cover benefit costs. For central
3236+9 office and maintenance and operations investments, the
3237+10 benefit calculation shall be based upon the salary
3238+11 proportion of each investment. If at any time the
3239+12 responsibility for funding the employer normal cost of
3240+13 teacher pensions is assigned to school districts, then
3241+14 that amount certified by the Teachers' Retirement
3242+15 System of the State of Illinois to be paid by the
3243+16 Organizational Unit for the preceding school year
3244+17 shall be added to the benefit investment. For any
3245+18 fiscal year in which a school district organized under
3246+19 Article 34 of this Code is responsible for paying the
3247+20 employer normal cost of teacher pensions, then that
3248+21 amount of its employer normal cost plus the amount for
3249+22 retiree health insurance as certified by the Public
3250+23 School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of
3251+24 Chicago to be paid by the school district for the
3252+25 preceding school year that is statutorily required to
3253+26 cover employer normal costs and the amount for retiree
3254+
3255+
3256+
3257+
3258+
3259+ SB3156 Enrolled - 91 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3260+
3261+
3262+SB3156 Enrolled- 92 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 92 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3263+ SB3156 Enrolled - 92 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3264+1 health insurance shall be added to the 30% specified
3265+2 in this subparagraph (U). The Teachers' Retirement
3266+3 System of the State of Illinois and the Public School
3267+4 Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago shall
3268+5 submit such information as the State Superintendent
3269+6 may require for the calculations set forth in this
3270+7 subparagraph (U).
3271+8 (V) Additional investments in low-income students.
3272+9 In addition to and not in lieu of all other funding
3273+10 under this paragraph (2), each Organizational Unit
3274+11 shall receive funding based on the average teacher
3275+12 salary for grades K through 12 to cover the costs of:
3276+13 (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
3277+14 position for every 125 Low-Income Count students;
3278+15 (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
3279+16 every 125 Low-Income Count students;
3280+17 (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
3281+18 for every 120 Low-Income Count students; and
3282+19 (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
3283+20 for every 120 Low-Income Count students.
3284+21 (W) Additional investments in English learner
3285+22 students. In addition to and not in lieu of all other
3286+23 funding under this paragraph (2), each Organizational
3287+24 Unit shall receive funding based on the average
3288+25 teacher salary for grades K through 12 to cover the
3289+26 costs of:
3290+
3291+
3292+
3293+
3294+
3295+ SB3156 Enrolled - 92 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3296+
3297+
3298+SB3156 Enrolled- 93 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 93 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3299+ SB3156 Enrolled - 93 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3300+1 (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
3301+2 position for every 125 English learner students;
3302+3 (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
3303+4 every 125 English learner students;
3304+5 (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
3305+6 for every 120 English learner students;
3306+7 (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
3307+8 for every 120 English learner students; and
3308+9 (v) one FTE core teacher position for every
3309+10 100 English learner students.
3310+11 (X) Special education investments. Each
3311+12 Organizational Unit shall receive funding based on the
3312+13 average teacher salary for grades K through 12 to
3313+14 cover special education as follows:
3314+15 (i) one FTE teacher position for every 141
3315+16 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3316+17 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3317+18 students;
3318+19 (ii) one FTE instructional assistant for every
3319+20 141 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
3320+21 disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
3321+22 students; and
3322+23 (iii) one FTE psychologist position for every
3323+24 1,000 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children
3324+25 with disabilities and all kindergarten through
3325+26 grade 12 students.
3326+
3327+
3328+
3329+
3330+
3331+ SB3156 Enrolled - 93 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3332+
3333+
3334+SB3156 Enrolled- 94 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 94 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3335+ SB3156 Enrolled - 94 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3336+1 (3) For calculating the salaries included within the
3337+2 Essential Elements, the State Superintendent shall
3338+3 annually calculate average salaries to the nearest dollar
3339+4 using the employment information system data maintained by
3340+5 the State Board, limited to public schools only and
3341+6 excluding special education and vocational cooperatives,
3342+7 schools operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,
3343+8 and charter schools, for the following positions:
3344+9 (A) Teacher for grades K through 8.
3345+10 (B) Teacher for grades 9 through 12.
3346+11 (C) Teacher for grades K through 12.
3347+12 (D) School counselor for grades K through 8.
3348+13 (E) School counselor for grades 9 through 12.
3349+14 (F) School counselor for grades K through 12.
3350+15 (G) Social worker.
3351+16 (H) Psychologist.
3352+17 (I) Librarian.
3353+18 (J) Nurse.
3354+19 (K) Principal.
3355+20 (L) Assistant principal.
3356+21 For the purposes of this paragraph (3), "teacher"
3357+22 includes core teachers, specialist and elective teachers,
3358+23 instructional facilitators, tutors, special education
3359+24 teachers, pupil support staff teachers, English learner
3360+25 teachers, extended day teachers, and summer school
3361+26 teachers. Where specific grade data is not required for
3362+
3363+
3364+
3365+
3366+
3367+ SB3156 Enrolled - 94 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3368+
3369+
3370+SB3156 Enrolled- 95 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 95 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3371+ SB3156 Enrolled - 95 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3372+1 the Essential Elements, the average salary for
3373+2 corresponding positions shall apply. For substitute
3374+3 teachers, the average teacher salary for grades K through
3375+4 12 shall apply.
3376+5 For calculating the salaries included within the
3377+6 Essential Elements for positions not included within EIS
3378+7 Data, the following salaries shall be used in the first
3379+8 year of implementation of Evidence-Based Funding:
3380+9 (i) school site staff, $30,000; and
3381+10 (ii) non-instructional assistant, instructional
3382+11 assistant, library aide, library media tech, or
3383+12 supervisory aide: $25,000.
3384+13 In the second and subsequent years of implementation
3385+14 of Evidence-Based Funding, the amounts in items (i) and
3386+15 (ii) of this paragraph (3) shall annually increase by the
3387+16 ECI.
3388+17 The salary amounts for the Essential Elements
3389+18 determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (L), (S)
3390+19 and (T), and (V) through (X) of paragraph (2) of
3391+20 subsection (b) of this Section shall be multiplied by a
3392+21 Regionalization Factor.
3393+22 (c) Local Capacity calculation.
3394+23 (1) Each Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
3395+24 represents an amount of funding it is assumed to
3396+25 contribute toward its Adequacy Target for purposes of the
3397+26 Evidence-Based Funding formula calculation. "Local
3398+
3399+
3400+
3401+
3402+
3403+ SB3156 Enrolled - 95 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3404+
3405+
3406+SB3156 Enrolled- 96 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 96 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3407+ SB3156 Enrolled - 96 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3408+1 Capacity" means either (i) the Organizational Unit's Local
3409+2 Capacity Target as calculated in accordance with paragraph
3410+3 (2) of this subsection (c) if its Real Receipts are equal
3411+4 to or less than its Local Capacity Target or (ii) the
3412+5 Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity, as
3413+6 calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of this
3414+7 subsection (c) if Real Receipts are more than its Local
3415+8 Capacity Target.
3416+9 (2) "Local Capacity Target" means, for an
3417+10 Organizational Unit, that dollar amount that is obtained
3418+11 by multiplying its Adequacy Target by its Local Capacity
3419+12 Ratio.
3420+13 (A) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
3421+14 Percentage is the conversion of the Organizational
3422+15 Unit's Local Capacity Ratio, as such ratio is
3423+16 determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this
3424+17 paragraph (2), into a cumulative distribution
3425+18 resulting in a percentile ranking to determine each
3426+19 Organizational Unit's relative position to all other
3427+20 Organizational Units in this State. The calculation of
3428+21 Local Capacity Percentage is described in subparagraph
3429+22 (C) of this paragraph (2).
3430+23 (B) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio
3431+24 in a given year is the percentage obtained by dividing
3432+25 its Adjusted EAV or PTELL EAV, whichever is less, by
3433+26 its Adequacy Target, with the resulting ratio further
3434+
3435+
3436+
3437+
3438+
3439+ SB3156 Enrolled - 96 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3440+
3441+
3442+SB3156 Enrolled- 97 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 97 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3443+ SB3156 Enrolled - 97 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3444+1 adjusted as follows:
3445+2 (i) for Organizational Units serving grades
3446+3 kindergarten through 12 and Hybrid Districts, no
3447+4 further adjustments shall be made;
3448+5 (ii) for Organizational Units serving grades
3449+6 kindergarten through 8, the ratio shall be
3450+7 multiplied by 9/13;
3451+8 (iii) for Organizational Units serving grades
3452+9 9 through 12, the Local Capacity Ratio shall be
3453+10 multiplied by 4/13; and
3454+11 (iv) for an Organizational Unit with a
3455+12 different grade configuration than those specified
3456+13 in items (i) through (iii) of this subparagraph
3457+14 (B), the State Superintendent shall determine a
3458+15 comparable adjustment based on the grades served.
3459+16 (C) The Local Capacity Percentage is equal to the
3460+17 percentile ranking of the district. Local Capacity
3461+18 Percentage converts each Organizational Unit's Local
3462+19 Capacity Ratio to a cumulative distribution resulting
3463+20 in a percentile ranking to determine each
3464+21 Organizational Unit's relative position to all other
3465+22 Organizational Units in this State. The Local Capacity
3466+23 Percentage cumulative distribution resulting in a
3467+24 percentile ranking for each Organizational Unit shall
3468+25 be calculated using the standard normal distribution
3469+26 of the score in relation to the weighted mean and
3470+
3471+
3472+
3473+
3474+
3475+ SB3156 Enrolled - 97 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3476+
3477+
3478+SB3156 Enrolled- 98 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 98 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3479+ SB3156 Enrolled - 98 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3480+1 weighted standard deviation and Local Capacity Ratios
3481+2 of all Organizational Units. If the value assigned to
3482+3 any Organizational Unit is in excess of 90%, the value
3483+4 shall be adjusted to 90%. For Laboratory Schools, the
3484+5 Local Capacity Percentage shall be set at 10% in
3485+6 recognition of the absence of EAV and resources from
3486+7 the public university that are allocated to the
3487+8 Laboratory School. For programs operated by a regional
3488+9 office of education or an intermediate service center
3489+10 operating one or more alternative education programs,
3490+11 the Local Capacity Percentage must be set at 10% in
3491+12 recognition of the absence of EAV and resources from
3492+13 school districts that are allocated to the regional
3493+14 office of education or intermediate service center.
3494+15 The weighted mean for the Local Capacity Percentage
3495+16 shall be determined by multiplying each Organizational
3496+17 Unit's Local Capacity Ratio times the ASE for the unit
3497+18 creating a weighted value, summing the weighted values
3498+19 of all Organizational Units, and dividing by the total
3499+20 ASE of all Organizational Units. The weighted standard
3500+21 deviation shall be determined by taking the square
3501+22 root of the weighted variance of all Organizational
3502+23 Units' Local Capacity Ratio, where the variance is
3503+24 calculated by squaring the difference between each
3504+25 unit's Local Capacity Ratio and the weighted mean,
3505+26 then multiplying the variance for each unit times the
3506+
3507+
3508+
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3510+
3511+ SB3156 Enrolled - 98 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3512+
3513+
3514+SB3156 Enrolled- 99 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 99 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3515+ SB3156 Enrolled - 99 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3516+1 ASE for the unit to create a weighted variance for each
3517+2 unit, then summing all units' weighted variance and
3518+3 dividing by the total ASE of all units.
3519+4 (D) For any Organizational Unit, the
3520+5 Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity Target
3521+6 shall be reduced by either (i) the school board's
3522+7 remaining contribution pursuant to paragraph (ii) of
3523+8 subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois
3524+9 Pension Code in a given year or (ii) the board of
3525+10 education's remaining contribution pursuant to
3526+11 paragraph (iv) of subsection (b) of Section 17-129 of
3527+12 the Illinois Pension Code absent the employer normal
3528+13 cost portion of the required contribution and amount
3529+14 allowed pursuant to subdivision (3) of Section
3530+15 17-142.1 of the Illinois Pension Code in a given year.
3531+16 In the preceding sentence, item (i) shall be certified
3532+17 to the State Board of Education by the Teachers'
3533+18 Retirement System of the State of Illinois and item
3534+19 (ii) shall be certified to the State Board of
3535+20 Education by the Public School Teachers' Pension and
3536+21 Retirement Fund of the City of Chicago.
3537+22 (3) If an Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are more
3538+23 than its Local Capacity Target, then its Local Capacity
3539+24 shall equal an Adjusted Local Capacity Target as
3540+25 calculated in accordance with this paragraph (3). The
3541+26 Adjusted Local Capacity Target is calculated as the sum of
3542+
3543+
3544+
3545+
3546+
3547+ SB3156 Enrolled - 99 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3548+
3549+
3550+SB3156 Enrolled- 100 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 100 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3551+ SB3156 Enrolled - 100 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3552+1 the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target and its
3553+2 Real Receipts Adjustment. The Real Receipts Adjustment
3554+3 equals the Organizational Unit's Real Receipts less its
3555+4 Local Capacity Target, with the resulting figure
3556+5 multiplied by the Local Capacity Percentage.
3557+6 As used in this paragraph (3), "Real Percent of
3558+7 Adequacy" means the sum of an Organizational Unit's Real
3559+8 Receipts, CPPRT, and Base Funding Minimum, with the
3560+9 resulting figure divided by the Organizational Unit's
3561+10 Adequacy Target.
3562+11 (d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV
3563+12 for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
3564+13 (1) An Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are the
3565+14 product of its Applicable Tax Rate and its Adjusted EAV.
3566+15 An Organizational Unit's Applicable Tax Rate is its
3567+16 Adjusted Operating Tax Rate for property within the
3568+17 Organizational Unit.
3569+18 (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
3570+19 equalized assessed valuation, or EAV, of all taxable
3571+20 property of each Organizational Unit as of September 30 of
3572+21 the previous year in accordance with paragraph (3) of this
3573+22 subsection (d). The State Superintendent shall then
3574+23 determine the Adjusted EAV of each Organizational Unit in
3575+24 accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection (d),
3576+25 which Adjusted EAV figure shall be used for the purposes
3577+26 of calculating Local Capacity.
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3579+
3580+
3581+
3582+
3583+ SB3156 Enrolled - 100 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3584+
3585+
3586+SB3156 Enrolled- 101 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 101 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3587+ SB3156 Enrolled - 101 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3588+1 (3) To calculate Real Receipts and EAV, the Department
3589+2 of Revenue shall supply to the State Superintendent the
3590+3 value as equalized or assessed by the Department of
3591+4 Revenue of all taxable property of every Organizational
3592+5 Unit, together with (i) the applicable tax rate used in
3593+6 extending taxes for the funds of the Organizational Unit
3594+7 as of September 30 of the previous year and (ii) the
3595+8 limiting rate for all Organizational Units subject to
3596+9 property tax extension limitations as imposed under PTELL.
3597+10 (A) The Department of Revenue shall add to the
3598+11 equalized assessed value of all taxable property of
3599+12 each Organizational Unit situated entirely or
3600+13 partially within a county that is or was subject to the
3601+14 provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
3602+15 Tax Code (i) an amount equal to the total amount by
3603+16 which the homestead exemption allowed under Section
3604+17 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code for real
3605+18 property situated in that Organizational Unit exceeds
3606+19 the total amount that would have been allowed in that
3607+20 Organizational Unit if the maximum reduction under
3608+21 Section 15-176 was (I) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500
3609+22 in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (II) $5,000
3610+23 in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and
3611+24 (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount for the
3612+25 taxable year of all additional exemptions under
3613+26 Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners
3614+
3615+
3616+
3617+
3618+
3619+ SB3156 Enrolled - 101 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3620+
3621+
3622+SB3156 Enrolled- 102 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 102 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3623+ SB3156 Enrolled - 102 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3624+1 with a household income of $30,000 or less. The county
3625+2 clerk of any county that is or was subject to the
3626+3 provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
3627+4 Tax Code shall annually calculate and certify to the
3628+5 Department of Revenue for each Organizational Unit all
3629+6 homestead exemption amounts under Section 15-176 or
3630+7 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and all amounts of
3631+8 additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the
3632+9 Property Tax Code for owners with a household income
3633+10 of $30,000 or less. It is the intent of this
3634+11 subparagraph (A) that if the general homestead
3635+12 exemption for a parcel of property is determined under
3636+13 Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
3637+14 rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of
3638+15 EAV shall not be affected by the difference, if any,
3639+16 between the amount of the general homestead exemption
3640+17 allowed for that parcel of property under Section
3641+18 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the
3642+19 amount that would have been allowed had the general
3643+20 homestead exemption for that parcel of property been
3644+21 determined under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
3645+22 Code. It is further the intent of this subparagraph
3646+23 (A) that if additional exemptions are allowed under
3647+24 Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners
3648+25 with a household income of less than $30,000, then the
3649+26 calculation of EAV shall not be affected by the
3650+
3651+
3652+
3653+
3654+
3655+ SB3156 Enrolled - 102 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3656+
3657+
3658+SB3156 Enrolled- 103 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 103 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3659+ SB3156 Enrolled - 103 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3660+1 difference, if any, because of those additional
3661+2 exemptions.
3662+3 (B) With respect to any part of an Organizational
3663+4 Unit within a redevelopment project area in respect to
3664+5 which a municipality has adopted tax increment
3665+6 allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment
3666+7 Allocation Redevelopment Act, Division 74.4 of Article
3667+8 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Industrial
3668+9 Jobs Recovery Law, Division 74.6 of Article 11 of the
3669+10 Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current EAV of
3670+11 real property located in any such project area that is
3671+12 attributable to an increase above the total initial
3672+13 EAV of such property shall be used as part of the EAV
3673+14 of the Organizational Unit, until such time as all
3674+15 redevelopment project costs have been paid, as
3675+16 provided in Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment
3676+17 Allocation Redevelopment Act or in Section 11-74.6-35
3677+18 of the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose
3678+19 of the EAV of the Organizational Unit, the total
3679+20 initial EAV or the current EAV, whichever is lower,
3680+21 shall be used until such time as all redevelopment
3681+22 project costs have been paid.
3682+23 (B-5) The real property equalized assessed
3683+24 valuation for a school district shall be adjusted by
3684+25 subtracting from the real property value, as equalized
3685+26 or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the
3686+
3687+
3688+
3689+
3690+
3691+ SB3156 Enrolled - 103 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3692+
3693+
3694+SB3156 Enrolled- 104 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 104 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3695+ SB3156 Enrolled - 104 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3696+1 district an amount computed by dividing the amount of
3697+2 any abatement of taxes under Section 18-170 of the
3698+3 Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a district maintaining
3699+4 grades kindergarten through 12, by 2.30% for a
3700+5 district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, or
3701+6 by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9 through
3702+7 12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing the
3703+8 amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)
3704+9 of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same
3705+10 percentage rates for district type as specified in
3706+11 this subparagraph (B-5).
3707+12 (C) For Organizational Units that are Hybrid
3708+13 Districts, the State Superintendent shall use the
3709+14 lesser of the adjusted equalized assessed valuation
3710+15 for property within the partial elementary unit
3711+16 district for elementary purposes, as defined in
3712+17 Article 11E of this Code, or the adjusted equalized
3713+18 assessed valuation for property within the partial
3714+19 elementary unit district for high school purposes, as
3715+20 defined in Article 11E of this Code.
3716+21 (D) If a school district's boundaries span
3717+22 multiple counties, then the Department of Revenue
3718+23 shall send to the State Board, for the purposes of
3719+24 calculating Evidence-Based Funding, the limiting rate
3720+25 and individual rates by purpose for the county that
3721+26 contains the majority of the school district's
3722+
3723+
3724+
3725+
3726+
3727+ SB3156 Enrolled - 104 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3728+
3729+
3730+SB3156 Enrolled- 105 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 105 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3731+ SB3156 Enrolled - 105 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3732+1 equalized assessed valuation.
3733+2 (4) An Organizational Unit's Adjusted EAV shall be the
3734+3 average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3 years
3735+4 or the lesser of its EAV in the immediately preceding year
3736+5 or the average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3
3737+6 years if the EAV in the immediately preceding year has
3738+7 declined by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent
3739+8 years. In the event of Organizational Unit reorganization,
3740+9 consolidation, or annexation, the Organizational Unit's
3741+10 Adjusted EAV for the first 3 years after such change shall
3742+11 be as follows: the most current EAV shall be used in the
3743+12 first year, the average of a 2-year EAV or its EAV in the
3744+13 immediately preceding year if the EAV declines by 10% or
3745+14 more when comparing the 2 most recent years for the second
3746+15 year, and the lesser of a 3-year average EAV or its EAV in
3747+16 the immediately preceding year if the Adjusted EAV
3748+17 declines by 10% or more when comparing the 2 most recent
3749+18 years for the third year. For any school district whose
3750+19 EAV in the immediately preceding year is used in
3751+20 calculations, in the following year, the Adjusted EAV
3752+21 shall be the average of its EAV over the immediately
3753+22 preceding 2 years or the immediately preceding year if
3754+23 that year represents a decline of 10% or more when
3755+24 comparing the 2 most recent years.
3756+25 "PTELL EAV" means a figure calculated by the State
3757+26 Board for Organizational Units subject to PTELL as
3758+
3759+
3760+
3761+
3762+
3763+ SB3156 Enrolled - 105 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3764+
3765+
3766+SB3156 Enrolled- 106 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 106 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3767+ SB3156 Enrolled - 106 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3768+1 described in this paragraph (4) for the purposes of
3769+2 calculating an Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio.
3770+3 Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (4), the
3771+4 PTELL EAV of an Organizational Unit shall be equal to the
3772+5 product of the equalized assessed valuation last used in
3773+6 the calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05
3774+7 of this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding
3775+8 under this Section and the Organizational Unit's Extension
3776+9 Limitation Ratio. If an Organizational Unit has approved
3777+10 or does approve an increase in its limiting rate, pursuant
3778+11 to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax Code, affecting the
3779+12 Base Tax Year, the PTELL EAV shall be equal to the product
3780+13 of the equalized assessed valuation last used in the
3781+14 calculation of general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of
3782+15 this Code (now repealed) or Evidence-Based Funding under
3783+16 this Section multiplied by an amount equal to one plus the
3784+17 percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index
3785+18 for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the
3786+19 United States Department of Labor for the 12-month
3787+20 calendar year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the
3788+21 equalized assessed valuation of new property, annexed
3789+22 property, and recovered tax increment value and minus the
3790+23 equalized assessed valuation of disconnected property.
3791+24 As used in this paragraph (4), "new property" and
3792+25 "recovered tax increment value" shall have the meanings
3793+26 set forth in the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
3794+
3795+
3796+
3797+
3798+
3799+ SB3156 Enrolled - 106 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3800+
3801+
3802+SB3156 Enrolled- 107 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 107 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3803+ SB3156 Enrolled - 107 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3804+1 (e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
3805+2 (1) For the 2017-2018 school year, the Base Funding
3806+3 Minimum of an Organizational Unit or a Specially Funded
3807+4 Unit shall be the amount of State funds distributed to the
3808+5 Organizational Unit or Specially Funded Unit during the
3809+6 2016-2017 school year prior to any adjustments and
3810+7 specified appropriation amounts described in this
3811+8 paragraph (1) from the following Sections, as calculated
3812+9 by the State Superintendent: Section 18-8.05 of this Code
3813+10 (now repealed); Section 5 of Article 224 of Public Act
3814+11 99-524 (equity grants); Section 14-7.02b of this Code
3815+12 (funding for children requiring special education
3816+13 services); Section 14-13.01 of this Code (special
3817+14 education facilities and staffing), except for
3818+15 reimbursement of the cost of transportation pursuant to
3819+16 Section 14-13.01; Section 14C-12 of this Code (English
3820+17 learners); and Section 18-4.3 of this Code (summer
3821+18 school), based on an appropriation level of $13,121,600.
3822+19 For a school district organized under Article 34 of this
3823+20 Code, the Base Funding Minimum also includes (i) the funds
3824+21 allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1
3825+22 of this Code attributable to funding programs authorized
3826+23 by the Sections of this Code listed in the preceding
3827+24 sentence and (ii) the difference between (I) the funds
3828+25 allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1
3829+26 of this Code attributable to the funding programs
3830+
3831+
3832+
3833+
3834+
3835+ SB3156 Enrolled - 107 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3836+
3837+
3838+SB3156 Enrolled- 108 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 108 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3839+ SB3156 Enrolled - 108 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3840+1 authorized by Section 14-7.02 (non-public special
3841+2 education reimbursement), subsection (b) of Section
3842+3 14-13.01 (special education transportation), Section 29-5
3843+4 (transportation), Section 2-3.80 (agricultural
3844+5 education), Section 2-3.66 (truants' alternative
3845+6 education), Section 2-3.62 (educational service centers),
3846+7 and Section 14-7.03 (special education - orphanage) of
3847+8 this Code and Section 15 of the Childhood Hunger Relief
3848+9 Act (free breakfast program) and (II) the school
3849+10 district's actual expenditures for its non-public special
3850+11 education, special education transportation,
3851+12 transportation programs, agricultural education, truants'
3852+13 alternative education, services that would otherwise be
3853+14 performed by a regional office of education, special
3854+15 education orphanage expenditures, and free breakfast, as
3855+16 most recently calculated and reported pursuant to
3856+17 subsection (f) of Section 1D-1 of this Code. The Base
3857+18 Funding Minimum for Glenwood Academy shall be $952,014.
3858+19 For programs operated by a regional office of education or
3859+20 an intermediate service center, the Base Funding Minimum
3860+21 must be the total amount of State funds allocated to those
3861+22 programs in the 2018-2019 school year and amounts provided
3862+23 pursuant to Article 34 of Public Act 100-586 and Section
3863+24 3-16 of this Code. All programs established after June 5,
3864+25 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-10) and
3865+26 administered by a regional office of education or an
3866+
3867+
3868+
3869+
3870+
3871+ SB3156 Enrolled - 108 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3872+
3873+
3874+SB3156 Enrolled- 109 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 109 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3875+ SB3156 Enrolled - 109 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3876+1 intermediate service center must have an initial Base
3877+2 Funding Minimum set to an amount equal to the first-year
3878+3 ASE multiplied by the amount of per pupil funding received
3879+4 in the previous school year by the lowest funded similar
3880+5 existing program type. If the enrollment for a program
3881+6 operated by a regional office of education or an
3882+7 intermediate service center is zero, then it may not
3883+8 receive Base Funding Minimum funds for that program in the
3884+9 next fiscal year, and those funds must be distributed to
3885+10 Organizational Units under subsection (g).
3886+11 (2) For the 2018-2019 and subsequent school years, the
3887+12 Base Funding Minimum of Organizational Units and Specially
3888+13 Funded Units shall be the sum of (i) the amount of
3889+14 Evidence-Based Funding for the prior school year, (ii) the
3890+15 Base Funding Minimum for the prior school year, and (iii)
3891+16 any amount received by a school district pursuant to
3892+17 Section 7 of Article 97 of Public Act 100-21.
3893+18 For the 2022-2023 school year, the Base Funding
3894+19 Minimum of Organizational Units shall be the amounts
3895+20 recalculated by the State Board of Education for Fiscal
3896+21 Year 2019 through Fiscal Year 2022 that were necessary due
3897+22 to average student enrollment errors for districts
3898+23 organized under Article 34 of this Code, plus the Fiscal
3899+24 Year 2022 property tax relief grants provided under
3900+25 Section 2-3.170 of this Code, ensuring each Organizational
3901+26 Unit has the correct amount of resources for Fiscal Year
3902+
3903+
3904+
3905+
3906+
3907+ SB3156 Enrolled - 109 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3908+
3909+
3910+SB3156 Enrolled- 110 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 110 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3911+ SB3156 Enrolled - 110 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3912+1 2023 Evidence-Based Funding calculations and that Fiscal
3913+2 Year 2023 Evidence-Based Funding Distributions are made in
3914+3 accordance with this Section.
3915+4 (3) Subject to approval by the General Assembly as
3916+5 provided in this paragraph (3), an Organizational Unit
3917+6 that meets all of the following criteria, as determined by
3918+7 the State Board, shall have District Intervention Money
3919+8 added to its Base Funding Minimum at the time the Base
3920+9 Funding Minimum is calculated by the State Board:
3921+10 (A) The Organizational Unit is operating under an
3922+11 Independent Authority under Section 2-3.25f-5 of this
3923+12 Code for a minimum of 4 school years or is subject to
3924+13 the control of the State Board pursuant to a court
3925+14 order for a minimum of 4 school years.
3926+15 (B) The Organizational Unit was designated as a
3927+16 Tier 1 or Tier 2 Organizational Unit in the previous
3928+17 school year under paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of
3929+18 this Section.
3930+19 (C) The Organizational Unit demonstrates
3931+20 sustainability through a 5-year financial and
3932+21 strategic plan.
3933+22 (D) The Organizational Unit has made sufficient
3934+23 progress and achieved sufficient stability in the
3935+24 areas of governance, academic growth, and finances.
3936+25 As part of its determination under this paragraph (3),
3937+26 the State Board may consider the Organizational Unit's
3938+
3939+
3940+
3941+
3942+
3943+ SB3156 Enrolled - 110 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3944+
3945+
3946+SB3156 Enrolled- 111 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 111 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3947+ SB3156 Enrolled - 111 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3948+1 summative designation, any accreditations of the
3949+2 Organizational Unit, or the Organizational Unit's
3950+3 financial profile, as calculated by the State Board.
3951+4 If the State Board determines that an Organizational
3952+5 Unit has met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3),
3953+6 it must submit a report to the General Assembly, no later
3954+7 than January 2 of the fiscal year in which the State Board
3955+8 makes it determination, on the amount of District
3956+9 Intervention Money to add to the Organizational Unit's
3957+10 Base Funding Minimum. The General Assembly must review the
3958+11 State Board's report and may approve or disapprove, by
3959+12 joint resolution, the addition of District Intervention
3960+13 Money. If the General Assembly fails to act on the report
3961+14 within 40 calendar days from the receipt of the report,
3962+15 the addition of District Intervention Money is deemed
3963+16 approved. If the General Assembly approves the amount of
3964+17 District Intervention Money to be added to the
3965+18 Organizational Unit's Base Funding Minimum, the District
3966+19 Intervention Money must be added to the Base Funding
3967+20 Minimum annually thereafter.
3968+21 For the first 4 years following the initial year that
3969+22 the State Board determines that an Organizational Unit has
3970+23 met the criteria set forth in this paragraph (3) and has
3971+24 received funding under this Section, the Organizational
3972+25 Unit must annually submit to the State Board, on or before
3973+26 November 30, a progress report regarding its financial and
3974+
3975+
3976+
3977+
3978+
3979+ SB3156 Enrolled - 111 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3980+
3981+
3982+SB3156 Enrolled- 112 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 112 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3983+ SB3156 Enrolled - 112 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
3984+1 strategic plan under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph
3985+2 (3). The plan shall include the financial data from the
3986+3 past 4 annual financial reports or financial audits that
3987+4 must be presented to the State Board by November 15 of each
3988+5 year and the approved budget financial data for the
3989+6 current year. The plan shall be developed according to the
3990+7 guidelines presented to the Organizational Unit by the
3991+8 State Board. The plan shall further include financial
3992+9 projections for the next 3 fiscal years and include a
3993+10 discussion and financial summary of the Organizational
3994+11 Unit's facility needs. If the Organizational Unit does not
3995+12 demonstrate sufficient progress toward its 5-year plan or
3996+13 if it has failed to file an annual financial report, an
3997+14 annual budget, a financial plan, a deficit reduction plan,
3998+15 or other financial information as required by law, the
3999+16 State Board may establish a Financial Oversight Panel
4000+17 under Article 1H of this Code. However, if the
4001+18 Organizational Unit already has a Financial Oversight
4002+19 Panel, the State Board may extend the duration of the
4003+20 Panel.
4004+21 (f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
4005+22 (1) The Evidence-Based Funding formula establishes a
4006+23 Percent of Adequacy for each Organizational Unit in order
4007+24 to place such units into tiers for the purposes of the
4008+25 funding distribution system described in subsection (g) of
4009+26 this Section. Initially, an Organizational Unit's
4010+
4011+
4012+
4013+
4014+
4015+ SB3156 Enrolled - 112 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4016+
4017+
4018+SB3156 Enrolled- 113 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 113 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4019+ SB3156 Enrolled - 113 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4020+1 Preliminary Resources and Preliminary Percent of Adequacy
4021+2 are calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this
4022+3 subsection (f). Then, an Organizational Unit's Final
4023+4 Resources and Final Percent of Adequacy are calculated to
4024+5 account for the Organizational Unit's poverty
4025+6 concentration levels pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of
4026+7 this subsection (f).
4027+8 (2) An Organizational Unit's Preliminary Resources are
4028+9 equal to the sum of its Local Capacity Target, CPPRT, and
4029+10 Base Funding Minimum. An Organizational Unit's Preliminary
4030+11 Percent of Adequacy is the lesser of (i) its Preliminary
4031+12 Resources divided by its Adequacy Target or (ii) 100%.
4032+13 (3) Except for Specially Funded Units, an
4033+14 Organizational Unit's Final Resources are equal to the sum
4034+15 of its Local Capacity, CPPRT, and Adjusted Base Funding
4035+16 Minimum. The Base Funding Minimum of each Specially Funded
4036+17 Unit shall serve as its Final Resources, except that the
4037+18 Base Funding Minimum for State-approved charter schools
4038+19 shall not include any portion of general State aid
4039+20 allocated in the prior year based on the per capita
4040+21 tuition charge times the charter school enrollment.
4041+22 (4) An Organizational Unit's Final Percent of Adequacy
4042+23 is its Final Resources divided by its Adequacy Target. An
4043+24 Organizational Unit's Adjusted Base Funding Minimum is
4044+25 equal to its Base Funding Minimum less its Supplemental
4045+26 Grant Funding, with the resulting figure added to the
4046+
4047+
4048+
4049+
4050+
4051+ SB3156 Enrolled - 113 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4052+
4053+
4054+SB3156 Enrolled- 114 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 114 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4055+ SB3156 Enrolled - 114 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4056+1 product of its Supplemental Grant Funding and Preliminary
4057+2 Percent of Adequacy.
4058+3 (g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
4059+4 (1) In each school year under the Evidence-Based
4060+5 Funding formula, each Organizational Unit receives funding
4061+6 equal to the sum of its Base Funding Minimum and the unit's
4062+7 allocation of New State Funds determined pursuant to this
4063+8 subsection (g). To allocate New State Funds, the
4064+9 Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system first
4065+10 places all Organizational Units into one of 4 tiers in
4066+11 accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection (g),
4067+12 based on the Organizational Unit's Final Percent of
4068+13 Adequacy. New State Funds are allocated to each of the 4
4069+14 tiers as follows: Tier 1 Aggregate Funding equals 50% of
4070+15 all New State Funds, Tier 2 Aggregate Funding equals 49%
4071+16 of all New State Funds, Tier 3 Aggregate Funding equals
4072+17 0.9% of all New State Funds, and Tier 4 Aggregate Funding
4073+18 equals 0.1% of all New State Funds. Each Organizational
4074+19 Unit within Tier 1 or Tier 2 receives an allocation of New
4075+20 State Funds equal to its tier Funding Gap, as defined in
4076+21 the following sentence, multiplied by the tier's
4077+22 Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of
4078+23 this subsection (g). For Tier 1, an Organizational Unit's
4079+24 Funding Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as specified
4080+25 in paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
4081+26 Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
4082+
4083+
4084+
4085+
4086+
4087+ SB3156 Enrolled - 114 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4088+
4089+
4090+SB3156 Enrolled- 115 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 115 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4091+ SB3156 Enrolled - 115 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4092+1 amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
4093+2 Resources. For Tier 2, an Organizational Unit's Funding
4094+3 Gap equals the tier's Target Ratio, as described in
4095+4 paragraph (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
4096+5 Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
4097+6 amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
4098+7 Resources and its Tier 1 funding allocation. To determine
4099+8 the Organizational Unit's Funding Gap, the resulting
4100+9 amount is then multiplied by a factor equal to one minus
4101+10 the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target
4102+11 percentage. Each Organizational Unit within Tier 3 or Tier
4103+12 4 receives an allocation of New State Funds equal to the
4104+13 product of its Adequacy Target and the tier's Allocation
4105+14 Rate, as specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection
4106+15 (g).
4107+16 (2) To ensure equitable distribution of dollars for
4108+17 all Tier 2 Organizational Units, no Tier 2 Organizational
4109+18 Unit shall receive fewer dollars per ASE than any Tier 3
4110+19 Organizational Unit. Each Tier 2 and Tier 3 Organizational
4111+20 Unit shall have its funding allocation divided by its ASE.
4112+21 Any Tier 2 Organizational Unit with a funding allocation
4113+22 per ASE below the greatest Tier 3 allocation per ASE shall
4114+23 get a funding allocation equal to the greatest Tier 3
4115+24 funding allocation per ASE multiplied by the
4116+25 Organizational Unit's ASE. Each Tier 2 Organizational
4117+26 Unit's Tier 2 funding allocation shall be multiplied by
4118+
4119+
4120+
4121+
4122+
4123+ SB3156 Enrolled - 115 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4124+
4125+
4126+SB3156 Enrolled- 116 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 116 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4127+ SB3156 Enrolled - 116 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4128+1 the percentage calculated by dividing the original Tier 2
4129+2 Aggregate Funding by the sum of all Tier 2 Organizational
4130+3 Units' Tier 2 funding allocation after adjusting
4131+4 districts' funding below Tier 3 levels.
4132+5 (3) Organizational Units are placed into one of 4
4133+6 tiers as follows:
4134+7 (A) Tier 1 consists of all Organizational Units,
4135+8 except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
4136+9 Adequacy less than the Tier 1 Target Ratio. The Tier 1
4137+10 Target Ratio is the ratio level that allows for Tier 1
4138+11 Aggregate Funding to be distributed, with the Tier 1
4139+12 Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4)
4140+13 of this subsection (g).
4141+14 (B) Tier 2 consists of all Tier 1 Units and all
4142+15 other Organizational Units, except for Specially
4143+16 Funded Units, with a Percent of Adequacy of less than
4144+17 0.90.
4145+18 (C) Tier 3 consists of all Organizational Units,
4146+19 except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
4147+20 Adequacy of at least 0.90 and less than 1.0.
4148+21 (D) Tier 4 consists of all Organizational Units
4149+22 with a Percent of Adequacy of at least 1.0.
4150+23 (4) The Allocation Rates for Tiers 1 through 4 are
4151+24 determined as follows:
4152+25 (A) The Tier 1 Allocation Rate is 30%.
4153+26 (B) The Tier 2 Allocation Rate is the result of the
4154+
4155+
4156+
4157+
4158+
4159+ SB3156 Enrolled - 116 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4160+
4161+
4162+SB3156 Enrolled- 117 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 117 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4163+ SB3156 Enrolled - 117 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4164+1 following equation: Tier 2 Aggregate Funding, divided
4165+2 by the sum of the Funding Gaps for all Tier 2
4166+3 Organizational Units, unless the result of such
4167+4 equation is higher than 1.0. If the result of such
4168+5 equation is higher than 1.0, then the Tier 2
4169+6 Allocation Rate is 1.0.
4170+7 (C) The Tier 3 Allocation Rate is the result of the
4171+8 following equation: Tier 3 Aggregate Funding, divided
4172+9 by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 3
4173+10 Organizational Units.
4174+11 (D) The Tier 4 Allocation Rate is the result of the
4175+12 following equation: Tier 4 Aggregate Funding, divided
4176+13 by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 4
4177+14 Organizational Units.
4178+15 (5) A tier's Target Ratio is determined as follows:
4179+16 (A) The Tier 1 Target Ratio is the ratio level that
4180+17 allows for Tier 1 Aggregate Funding to be distributed
4181+18 with the Tier 1 Allocation Rate.
4182+19 (B) The Tier 2 Target Ratio is 0.90.
4183+20 (C) The Tier 3 Target Ratio is 1.0.
4184+21 (6) If, at any point, the Tier 1 Target Ratio is
4185+22 greater than 90%, then all Tier 1 funding shall be
4186+23 allocated to Tier 2 and no Tier 1 Organizational Unit's
4187+24 funding may be identified.
4188+25 (7) In the event that all Tier 2 Organizational Units
4189+26 receive funding at the Tier 2 Target Ratio level, any
4190+
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4192+
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4199+ SB3156 Enrolled - 118 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4200+1 remaining New State Funds shall be allocated to Tier 3 and
4201+2 Tier 4 Organizational Units.
4202+3 (8) If any Specially Funded Units, excluding Glenwood
4203+4 Academy, recognized by the State Board do not qualify for
4204+5 direct funding following the implementation of Public Act
4205+6 100-465 from any of the funding sources included within
4206+7 the definition of Base Funding Minimum, the unqualified
4207+8 portion of the Base Funding Minimum shall be transferred
4208+9 to one or more appropriate Organizational Units as
4209+10 determined by the State Superintendent based on the prior
4210+11 year ASE of the Organizational Units.
4211+12 (8.5) If a school district withdraws from a special
4212+13 education cooperative, the portion of the Base Funding
4213+14 Minimum that is attributable to the school district may be
4214+15 redistributed to the school district upon withdrawal. The
4215+16 school district and the cooperative must include the
4216+17 amount of the Base Funding Minimum that is to be
4217+18 reapportioned in their withdrawal agreement and notify the
4218+19 State Board of the change with a copy of the agreement upon
4219+20 withdrawal.
4220+21 (9) The Minimum Funding Level is intended to establish
4221+22 a target for State funding that will keep pace with
4222+23 inflation and continue to advance equity through the
4223+24 Evidence-Based Funding formula. The target for State
4224+25 funding of New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds is
4225+26 $50,000,000 for State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent
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4227+
4228+
4229+
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4235+ SB3156 Enrolled - 119 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4236+1 State fiscal years. The Minimum Funding Level is equal to
4237+2 $350,000,000. In addition to any New State Funds, no more
4238+3 than $50,000,000 New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds may be
4239+4 counted toward the Minimum Funding Level. If the sum of
4240+5 New State Funds and applicable New Property Tax Relief
4241+6 Pool Funds are less than the Minimum Funding Level, than
4242+7 funding for tiers shall be reduced in the following
4243+8 manner:
4244+9 (A) First, Tier 4 funding shall be reduced by an
4245+10 amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
4246+11 Funding Level and New State Funds until such time as
4247+12 Tier 4 funding is exhausted.
4248+13 (B) Next, Tier 3 funding shall be reduced by an
4249+14 amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
4250+15 Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in
4251+16 Tier 4 funding until such time as Tier 3 funding is
4252+17 exhausted.
4253+18 (C) Next, Tier 2 funding shall be reduced by an
4254+19 amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
4255+20 Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in
4256+21 Tier 4 and Tier 3.
4257+22 (D) Finally, Tier 1 funding shall be reduced by an
4258+23 amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
4259+24 Funding level and New State Funds and the reduction in
4260+25 Tier 2, 3, and 4 funding. In addition, the Allocation
4261+26 Rate for Tier 1 shall be reduced to a percentage equal
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4269+
4270+SB3156 Enrolled- 120 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 120 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4271+ SB3156 Enrolled - 120 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4272+1 to the Tier 1 Allocation Rate set by paragraph (4) of
4273+2 this subsection (g), multiplied by the result of New
4274+3 State Funds divided by the Minimum Funding Level.
4275+4 (9.5) For State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent State
4276+5 fiscal years, if New State Funds exceed $300,000,000, then
4277+6 any amount in excess of $300,000,000 shall be dedicated
4278+7 for purposes of Section 2-3.170 of this Code up to a
4279+8 maximum of $50,000,000.
4280+9 (10) In the event of a decrease in the amount of the
4281+10 appropriation for this Section in any fiscal year after
4282+11 implementation of this Section, the Organizational Units
4283+12 receiving Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding, as determined under
4284+13 paragraph (3) of this subsection (g), shall be held
4285+14 harmless by establishing a Base Funding Guarantee equal to
4286+15 the per pupil kindergarten through grade 12 funding
4287+16 received in accordance with this Section in the prior
4288+17 fiscal year. Reductions shall be made to the Base Funding
4289+18 Minimum of Organizational Units in Tier 3 and Tier 4 on a
4290+19 per pupil basis equivalent to the total number of the ASE
4291+20 in Tier 3-funded and Tier 4-funded Organizational Units
4292+21 divided by the total reduction in State funding. The Base
4293+22 Funding Minimum as reduced shall continue to be applied to
4294+23 Tier 3 and Tier 4 Organizational Units and adjusted by the
4295+24 relative formula when increases in appropriations for this
4296+25 Section resume. In no event may State funding reductions
4297+26 to Organizational Units in Tier 3 or Tier 4 exceed an
4298+
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4307+ SB3156 Enrolled - 121 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4308+1 amount that would be less than the Base Funding Minimum
4309+2 established in the first year of implementation of this
4310+3 Section. If additional reductions are required, all school
4311+4 districts shall receive a reduction by a per pupil amount
4312+5 equal to the aggregate additional appropriation reduction
4313+6 divided by the total ASE of all Organizational Units.
4314+7 (11) The State Superintendent shall make minor
4315+8 adjustments to the distribution formula set forth in this
4316+9 subsection (g) to account for the rounding of percentages
4317+10 to the nearest tenth of a percentage and dollar amounts to
4318+11 the nearest whole dollar.
4319+12 (h) State Superintendent administration of funding and
4320+13 district submission requirements.
4321+14 (1) The State Superintendent shall, in accordance with
4322+15 appropriations made by the General Assembly, meet the
4323+16 funding obligations created under this Section.
4324+17 (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
4325+18 Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit under this
4326+19 Section. No Evidence-Based Funding shall be distributed
4327+20 within an Organizational Unit without the approval of the
4328+21 unit's school board.
4329+22 (3) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
4330+23 and report to each Organizational Unit the unit's
4331+24 aggregate financial adequacy amount, which shall be the
4332+25 sum of the Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit.
4333+26 The State Superintendent shall calculate and report
4334+
4335+
4336+
4337+
4338+
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4343+ SB3156 Enrolled - 122 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4344+1 separately for each Organizational Unit the unit's total
4345+2 State funds allocated for its students with disabilities.
4346+3 The State Superintendent shall calculate and report
4347+4 separately for each Organizational Unit the amount of
4348+5 funding and applicable FTE calculated for each Essential
4349+6 Element of the unit's Adequacy Target.
4350+7 (4) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
4351+8 and report to each Organizational Unit the amount the unit
4352+9 must expend on special education and bilingual education
4353+10 and computer technology and equipment for Organizational
4354+11 Units assigned to Tier 1 or Tier 2 that received an
4355+12 additional $285.50 per student computer technology and
4356+13 equipment investment grant to their Adequacy Target
4357+14 pursuant to the unit's Base Funding Minimum, Special
4358+15 Education Allocation, Bilingual Education Allocation, and
4359+16 computer technology and equipment investment allocation.
4360+17 (5) Moneys distributed under this Section shall be
4361+18 calculated on a school year basis, but paid on a fiscal
4362+19 year basis, with payments beginning in August and
4363+20 extending through June. Unless otherwise provided, the
4364+21 moneys appropriated for each fiscal year shall be
4365+22 distributed in 22 equal payments at least 2 times monthly
4366+23 to each Organizational Unit. If moneys appropriated for
4367+24 any fiscal year are distributed other than monthly, the
4368+25 distribution shall be on the same basis for each
4369+26 Organizational Unit.
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4380+1 (6) Any school district that fails, for any given
4381+2 school year, to maintain school as required by law or to
4382+3 maintain a recognized school is not eligible to receive
4383+4 Evidence-Based Funding. In case of non-recognition of one
4384+5 or more attendance centers in a school district otherwise
4385+6 operating recognized schools, the claim of the district
4386+7 shall be reduced in the proportion that the enrollment in
4387+8 the attendance center or centers bears to the enrollment
4388+9 of the school district. "Recognized school" means any
4389+10 public school that meets the standards for recognition by
4390+11 the State Board. A school district or attendance center
4391+12 not having recognition status at the end of a school term
4392+13 is entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
4393+14 claim that was filed while it was recognized.
4394+15 (7) School district claims filed under this Section
4395+16 are subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12 of this Code,
4396+17 except as otherwise provided in this Section.
4397+18 (8) Each fiscal year, the State Superintendent shall
4398+19 calculate for each Organizational Unit an amount of its
4399+20 Base Funding Minimum and Evidence-Based Funding that shall
4400+21 be deemed attributable to the provision of special
4401+22 educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
4402+23 14-1.08 of this Code, in a manner that ensures compliance
4403+24 with maintenance of State financial support requirements
4404+25 under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
4405+26 Act. An Organizational Unit must use such funds only for
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4416+1 the provision of special educational facilities and
4417+2 services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this Code, and
4418+3 must comply with any expenditure verification procedures
4419+4 adopted by the State Board.
4420+5 (9) All Organizational Units in this State must submit
4421+6 annual spending plans, as part of the budget submission
4422+7 process, no later than October 31 of each year to the State
4423+8 Board. The spending plan shall describe how each
4424+9 Organizational Unit will utilize the Base Funding Minimum
4425+10 and Evidence-Based Funding it receives from this State
4426+11 under this Section with specific identification of the
4427+12 intended utilization of Low-Income, English learner, and
4428+13 special education resources. Additionally, the annual
4429+14 spending plans of each Organizational Unit shall describe
4430+15 how the Organizational Unit expects to achieve student
4431+16 growth and how the Organizational Unit will achieve State
4432+17 education goals, as defined by the State Board. The State
4433+18 Superintendent may, from time to time, identify additional
4434+19 requisites for Organizational Units to satisfy when
4435+20 compiling the annual spending plans required under this
4436+21 subsection (h). The format and scope of annual spending
4437+22 plans shall be developed by the State Superintendent and
4438+23 the State Board of Education. School districts that serve
4439+24 students under Article 14C of this Code shall continue to
4440+25 submit information as required under Section 14C-12 of
4441+26 this Code.
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4452+1 (10) No later than January 1, 2018, the State
4453+2 Superintendent shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for
4454+3 all Organizational Units to help in planning for adequacy
4455+4 funding under this Section. The State Superintendent shall
4456+5 submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly,
4457+6 as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
4458+7 Organization Act. The plan shall include recommendations
4459+8 for:
4460+9 (A) a framework for collaborative, professional,
4461+10 innovative, and 21st century learning environments
4462+11 using the Evidence-Based Funding model;
4463+12 (B) ways to prepare and support this State's
4464+13 educators for successful instructional careers;
4465+14 (C) application and enhancement of the current
4466+15 financial accountability measures, the approved State
4467+16 plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
4468+17 Act, and the Illinois Balanced Accountability Measures
4469+18 in relation to student growth and elements of the
4470+19 Evidence-Based Funding model; and
4471+20 (D) implementation of an effective school adequacy
4472+21 funding system based on projected and recommended
4473+22 funding levels from the General Assembly.
4474+23 (11) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent must
4475+24 recalibrate all of the following per pupil elements of the
4476+25 Adequacy Target and applied to the formulas, based on the
4477+26 study of average expenses and as reported in the most
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4487+ SB3156 Enrolled - 126 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4488+1 recent annual financial report:
4489+2 (A) Gifted under subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2)
4490+3 of subsection (b).
4491+4 (B) Instructional materials under subparagraph (O)
4492+5 of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
4493+6 (C) Assessment under subparagraph (P) of paragraph
4494+7 (2) of subsection (b).
4495+8 (D) Student activities under subparagraph (R) of
4496+9 paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
4497+10 (E) Maintenance and operations under subparagraph
4498+11 (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
4499+12 (F) Central office under subparagraph (T) of
4500+13 paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
4501+14 (i) Professional Review Panel.
4502+15 (1) A Professional Review Panel is created to study
4503+16 and review topics related to the implementation and effect
4504+17 of Evidence-Based Funding, as assigned by a joint
4505+18 resolution or Public Act of the General Assembly or a
4506+19 motion passed by the State Board of Education. The Panel
4507+20 must provide recommendations to and serve the Governor,
4508+21 the General Assembly, and the State Board. The State
4509+22 Superintendent or his or her designee must serve as a
4510+23 voting member and chairperson of the Panel. The State
4511+24 Superintendent must appoint a vice chairperson from the
4512+25 membership of the Panel. The Panel must advance
4513+26 recommendations based on a three-fifths majority vote of
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4524+1 Panel members present and voting. A minority opinion may
4525+2 also accompany any recommendation of the Panel. The Panel
4526+3 shall be appointed by the State Superintendent, except as
4527+4 otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (i)
4528+5 and include the following members:
4529+6 (A) Two appointees that represent district
4530+7 superintendents, recommended by a statewide
4531+8 organization that represents district superintendents.
4532+9 (B) Two appointees that represent school boards,
4533+10 recommended by a statewide organization that
4534+11 represents school boards.
4535+12 (C) Two appointees from districts that represent
4536+13 school business officials, recommended by a statewide
4537+14 organization that represents school business
4538+15 officials.
4539+16 (D) Two appointees that represent school
4540+17 principals, recommended by a statewide organization
4541+18 that represents school principals.
4542+19 (E) Two appointees that represent teachers,
4543+20 recommended by a statewide organization that
4544+21 represents teachers.
4545+22 (F) Two appointees that represent teachers,
4546+23 recommended by another statewide organization that
4547+24 represents teachers.
4548+25 (G) Two appointees that represent regional
4549+26 superintendents of schools, recommended by
4550+
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4560+1 organizations that represent regional superintendents.
4561+2 (H) Two independent experts selected solely by the
4562+3 State Superintendent.
4563+4 (I) Two independent experts recommended by public
4564+5 universities in this State.
4565+6 (J) One member recommended by a statewide
4566+7 organization that represents parents.
4567+8 (K) Two representatives recommended by collective
4568+9 impact organizations that represent major metropolitan
4569+10 areas or geographic areas in Illinois.
4570+11 (L) One member from a statewide organization
4571+12 focused on research-based education policy to support
4572+13 a school system that prepares all students for
4573+14 college, a career, and democratic citizenship.
4574+15 (M) One representative from a school district
4575+16 organized under Article 34 of this Code.
4576+17 The State Superintendent shall ensure that the
4577+18 membership of the Panel includes representatives from
4578+19 school districts and communities reflecting the
4579+20 geographic, socio-economic, racial, and ethnic diversity
4580+21 of this State. The State Superintendent shall additionally
4581+22 ensure that the membership of the Panel includes
4582+23 representatives with expertise in bilingual education and
4583+24 special education. Staff from the State Board shall staff
4584+25 the Panel.
4585+26 (2) In addition to those Panel members appointed by
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4595+ SB3156 Enrolled - 129 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4596+1 the State Superintendent, 4 members of the General
4597+2 Assembly shall be appointed as follows: one member of the
4598+3 House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
4599+4 House of Representatives, one member of the Senate
4600+5 appointed by the President of the Senate, one member of
4601+6 the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority
4602+7 Leader of the House of Representatives, and one member of
4603+8 the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
4604+9 There shall be one additional member appointed by the
4605+10 Governor. All members appointed by legislative leaders or
4606+11 the Governor shall be non-voting, ex officio members.
4607+12 (3) The Panel must study topics at the direction of
4608+13 the General Assembly or State Board of Education, as
4609+14 provided under paragraph (1). The Panel may also study the
4610+15 following topics at the direction of the chairperson:
4611+16 (A) The format and scope of annual spending plans
4612+17 referenced in paragraph (9) of subsection (h) of this
4613+18 Section.
4614+19 (B) The Comparable Wage Index under this Section.
4615+20 (C) Maintenance and operations, including capital
4616+21 maintenance and construction costs.
4617+22 (D) "At-risk student" definition.
4618+23 (E) Benefits.
4619+24 (F) Technology.
4620+25 (G) Local Capacity Target.
4621+26 (H) Funding for Alternative Schools, Laboratory
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4632+1 Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning
4633+2 opportunities programs.
4634+3 (I) Funding for college and career acceleration
4635+4 strategies.
4636+5 (J) Special education investments.
4637+6 (K) Early childhood investments, in collaboration
4638+7 with the Illinois Early Learning Council.
4639+8 (4) (Blank).
4640+9 (5) Within 5 years after the implementation of this
4641+10 Section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Panel shall
4642+11 complete an evaluative study of the entire Evidence-Based
4643+12 Funding model, including an assessment of whether or not
4644+13 the formula is achieving State goals. The Panel shall
4645+14 report to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the
4646+15 Governor on the findings of the study.
4647+16 (6) (Blank).
4648+17 (7) To ensure that (i) the Adequacy Target calculation
4649+18 under subsection (b) accurately reflects the needs of
4650+19 students living in poverty or attending schools located in
4651+20 areas of high poverty, (ii) racial equity within the
4652+21 Evidence-Based Funding formula is explicitly explored and
4653+22 advanced, and (iii) the funding goals of the formula
4654+23 distribution system established under this Section are
4655+24 sufficient to provide adequate funding for every student
4656+25 and to fully fund every school in this State, the Panel
4657+26 shall review the Essential Elements under paragraph (2) of
4658+
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4668+1 subsection (b). The Panel shall consider all of the
4669+2 following in its review:
4670+3 (A) The financial ability of school districts to
4671+4 provide instruction in a foreign language to every
4672+5 student and whether an additional Essential Element
4673+6 should be added to the formula to ensure that every
4674+7 student has access to instruction in a foreign
4675+8 language.
4676+9 (B) The adult-to-student ratio for each Essential
4677+10 Element in which a ratio is identified. The Panel
4678+11 shall consider whether the ratio accurately reflects
4679+12 the staffing needed to support students living in
4680+13 poverty or who have traumatic backgrounds.
4681+14 (C) Changes to the Essential Elements that may be
4682+15 required to better promote racial equity and eliminate
4683+16 structural racism within schools.
4684+17 (D) The impact of investing $350,000,000 in
4685+18 additional funds each year under this Section and an
4686+19 estimate of when the school system will become fully
4687+20 funded under this level of appropriation.
4688+21 (E) Provide an overview of alternative funding
4689+22 structures that would enable the State to become fully
4690+23 funded at an earlier date.
4691+24 (F) The potential to increase efficiency and to
4692+25 find cost savings within the school system to expedite
4693+26 the journey to a fully funded system.
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4704+1 (G) The appropriate levels for reenrolling and
4705+2 graduating high-risk high school students who have
4706+3 been previously out of school. These outcomes shall
4707+4 include enrollment, attendance, skill gains, credit
4708+5 gains, graduation or promotion to the next grade
4709+6 level, and the transition to college, training, or
4710+7 employment, with an emphasis on progressively
4711+8 increasing the overall attendance.
4712+9 (H) The evidence-based or research-based practices
4713+10 that are shown to reduce the gaps and disparities
4714+11 experienced by African American students in academic
4715+12 achievement and educational performance, including
4716+13 practices that have been shown to reduce disparities
4717+14 in disciplinary rates, drop-out rates, graduation
4718+15 rates, college matriculation rates, and college
4719+16 completion rates.
4720+17 On or before December 31, 2021, the Panel shall report
4721+18 to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the Governor
4722+19 on the findings of its review. This paragraph (7) is
4723+20 inoperative on and after July 1, 2022.
4724+21 (8) On or before April 1, 2024, the Panel must submit a
4725+22 report to the General Assembly on annual adjustments to
4726+23 Glenwood Academy's base-funding minimum in a similar
4727+24 fashion to school districts under this Section.
4728+25 (j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in
4729+26 other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under
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4739+ SB3156 Enrolled - 133 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4740+1 Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to
4741+2 be references to evidence-based model formula funds or
4742+3 calculations under this Section.
4743+4 (Source: P.A. 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
4744+5 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-782, eff.
4745+6 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-8,
4746+7 eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23;
4747+8 revised 8-30-23.)
4748+9 (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
4749+10 Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
4750+11 (a) (Blank).
4751+12 (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
4752+13 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
4753+14 and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
4754+15 required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
4755+16 examinations and indicators must be based on national and
4756+17 State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
4757+18 State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
4758+19 Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
4759+20 Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
4760+21 implement and administer this Section.
4761+22 (c) (Blank).
4762+23 (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
4763+24 paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
4764+25 applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
4765+
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4774+ SB3156 Enrolled - 134 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4775+1 paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
4776+2 endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
4777+3 requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
4778+4 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
4779+5 (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
4780+6 required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
4781+7 of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
4782+8 shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
4783+9 be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
4784+10 until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
4785+11 (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
4786+12 vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
4787+13 of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
4788+14 General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
4789+15 content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
4790+16 education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
4791+17 area test that contains testing elements that cover
4792+18 bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
4793+19 foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
4794+20 higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
4795+21 language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
4796+22 Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
4797+23 the language and literacy portion of the test on the
4798+24 recommended cut-score determined in the formal
4799+25 standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
4800+26 particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
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4810+ SB3156 Enrolled - 135 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4811+1 State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
4812+2 candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
4813+3 the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
4814+4 (e) (Blank).
4815+5 (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
4816+6 Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
4817+7 Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
4818+8 teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
4819+9 to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
4820+10 performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
4821+11 Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
4822+12 (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
4823+13 of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
4824+14 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
4825+15 programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
4826+16 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
4827+17 assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
4828+18 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
4829+19 Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
4830+20 materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
4831+21 individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
4832+22 employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
4833+23 designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
4834+24 application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
4835+25 refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
4836+26 performance assessment under this subsection.
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4846+ SB3156 Enrolled - 136 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
4847+1 (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
4848+2 created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
4849+3 teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
4850+4 across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
4851+5 the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
4852+6 supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
4853+7 Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
4854+8 ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
4855+9 shall consist of all of the following members:
4856+10 (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
4857+11 President of the Senate.
4858+12 (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
4859+13 Minority Leader of the Senate.
4860+14 (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
4861+15 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
4862+16 (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
4863+17 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
4864+18 Representatives.
4865+19 (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
4866+20 teachers' organization, appointed by the State
4867+21 Superintendent of Education.
4868+22 (6) One member who represents a different statewide
4869+23 professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
4870+24 State Superintendent of Education.
4871+25 (7) One member from a statewide organization
4872+26 representing school principals, appointed by the State
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4883+1 Superintendent of Education.
4884+2 (8) One member from a statewide organization
4885+3 representing regional superintendents of schools,
4886+4 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
4887+5 (9) One member from a statewide organization
4888+6 representing school administrators, appointed by the State
4889+7 Superintendent of Education.
4890+8 (10) One member representing a school district
4891+9 organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
4892+10 State Superintendent of Education.
4893+11 (11) One member of an association representing rural
4894+12 and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
4895+13 of Education.
4896+14 (12) One member representing a suburban school
4897+15 district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
4898+16 Education.
4899+17 (13) One member from a statewide organization
4900+18 representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
4901+19 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
4902+20 of Education.
4903+21 (14) One member from a statewide organization
4904+22 representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
4905+23 State Superintendent of Education.
4906+24 (15) One member from a statewide organization
4907+25 representing school districts in the collar counties of
4908+26 the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
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4919+1 of Education.
4920+2 (16) Three members, each representing a different
4921+3 public university in this State and each a current member
4922+4 of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
4923+5 program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
4924+6 Education.
4925+7 (17) Three members, each representing a different
4926+8 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
4927+9 each a current member of the faculty of an approved
4928+10 educator preparation program, appointed by the State
4929+11 Superintendent of Education.
4930+12 (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
4931+13 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
4932+14 (19) One member representing a statewide policy
4933+15 organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
4934+16 and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
4935+17 Education.
4936+18 (20) One member representing a statewide organization
4937+19 focused on research-based education policy to support a
4938+20 school system that prepares all students for college, a
4939+21 career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
4940+22 Superintendent of Education.
4941+23 (21) Two members representing an early childhood
4942+24 advocacy organization, appointed by the State
4943+25 Superintendent of Education.
4944+26 (22) One member representing a statewide organization
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4955+1 that partners with educator preparation programs and
4956+2 school districts to support the growth and development of
4957+3 preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
4958+4 of Education.
4959+5 (23) One member representing a statewide organization
4960+6 that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
4961+7 in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
4962+8 Education.
4963+9 (24) One member representing a statewide organization
4964+10 that represents school boards, appointed by the State
4965+11 Superintendent of Education.
4966+12 (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
4967+13 served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
4968+14 Superintendent of Education.
4969+15 Members of the Task Force shall serve without
4970+16 compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
4971+17 the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent
4972+18 meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
4973+19 who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
4974+20 Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
4975+21 administrative and other support to the Task Force.
4976+22 On or before October 31, August 1, 2024, the Task Force
4977+23 shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
4978+24 teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
4979+25 State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
4980+26 Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
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4991+1 (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
4992+2 performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
4993+3 time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
4994+4 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
4995+5 Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
4996+6 organization or tests designed by the State Board of
4997+7 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
4998+8 and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
4999+9 assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
5000+10 tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
5001+11 person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
5002+12 of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
5003+13 the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
5004+14 score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
5005+15 Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
5006+16 Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
5007+17 administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
5008+18 place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
5009+19 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
5010+20 Board.
5011+21 The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
5012+22 the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
5013+23 applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
5014+24 subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
5015+25 Code in the English language and in the language of the
5016+26 transitional bilingual education program requested by the
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5026+ SB3156 Enrolled - 141 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5027+1 applicant.
5028+2 (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
5029+3 provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
5030+4 district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
5031+5 (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
5032+6 testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
5033+7 limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
5034+8 validation, and determination of a passing score,
5035+9 administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
5036+10 applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
5037+11 years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
5038+12 accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
5039+13 such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
5040+14 year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
5041+15 (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
5042+16 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
5043+17 (105 ILCS 5/21B-45)
5044+18 Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.
5045+19 (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License
5046+20 are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as
5047+21 specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this
5048+22 Code.
5049+23 Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall
5050+24 meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section,
5051+25 unless otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds
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5061+ SB3156 Enrolled - 142 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5062+1 a license endorsed in more than one area that has different
5063+2 renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal
5064+3 requirements for the position for which he or she spends the
5065+4 majority of his or her time working.
5066+5 (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as
5067+6 provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that
5068+7 year. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, if
5069+8 a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the
5070+9 State Board of Education shall send him or her notification
5071+10 electronically that his or her license will lapse if not
5072+11 renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license
5073+12 lapsing. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon
5074+13 (i) payment to the State Board of Education by the applicant of
5075+14 a $50 penalty or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by
5076+15 completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally
5077+16 accredited institution of higher education in the content area
5078+17 that most aligns with one or more of the educator's
5079+18 endorsement areas. Any and all back fees, including without
5080+19 limitation registration fees owed from the time of expiration
5081+20 of the license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid
5082+21 and kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this
5083+22 Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in
5084+23 Article 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for
5085+24 registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with
5086+25 Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6
5087+26 months from the expiration of the last year of registration or
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5097+ SB3156 Enrolled - 143 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5098+1 on January 1 of the fiscal year following initial issuance of
5099+2 the license. An unregistered license is invalid after
5100+3 September 1 for employment and performance of services in an
5101+4 Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and in
5102+5 a charter school. Any license or endorsement may be
5103+6 voluntarily surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily
5104+7 surrendered license shall be treated as a revoked license. An
5105+8 Educator License with Stipulations with only a
5106+9 paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse.
5107+10 (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to
5108+11 satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in
5109+12 this Section, each professional educator licensee with an
5110+13 administrative endorsement who is working in a position
5111+14 requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois
5112+15 Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of
5113+16 this Code, per fiscal year.
5114+17 (c-5) All licenses issued by the State Board of Education
5115+18 under this Article that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not
5116+19 been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be
5117+20 extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021.
5118+21 (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the
5119+22 requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this
5120+23 Section, each professional educator licensee may create a
5121+24 professional development plan each year. The plan shall
5122+25 address one or more of the endorsements that are required of
5123+26 his or her educator position if the licensee is employed and
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5134+1 performing services in an Illinois public or State-operated
5135+2 school or cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a
5136+3 charter school, the plan shall address that endorsement or
5137+4 those endorsements most closely related to his or her educator
5138+5 position. Licensees employed and performing services in any
5139+6 other Illinois schools may participate in the renewal
5140+7 requirements by adhering to the same process.
5141+8 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
5142+9 licensee's professional development activities shall align
5143+10 with one or more of the following criteria:
5144+11 (1) activities are of a type that engages participants
5145+12 over a sustained period of time allowing for analysis,
5146+13 discovery, and application as they relate to student
5147+14 learning, social or emotional achievement, or well-being;
5148+15 (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's
5149+16 performance;
5150+17 (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student
5151+18 growth or district improvement;
5152+19 (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and
5153+20 (5) higher education coursework.
5154+21 (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator
5155+22 licensee shall engage in professional development activities.
5156+23 Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into
5157+24 the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name,
5158+25 date, and location of the activity, the number of professional
5159+26 development hours, and the provider's name. The following
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5170+1 provisions shall apply concerning professional development
5171+2 activities:
5172+3 (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours
5173+4 of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in
5174+5 order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided
5175+6 in this Section.
5176+7 (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,
5177+8 any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not
5178+9 working in a position requiring such endorsement is not
5179+10 required to complete Illinois Administrators' Academy
5180+11 courses, as described in Article 2 of this Code. Such
5181+12 licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators'
5182+13 Academy course within one year after returning to a
5183+14 position that requires the administrative endorsement.
5184+15 (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement
5185+16 who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or
5186+17 an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in
5187+18 an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall
5188+19 complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as
5189+20 described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in
5190+21 addition to 100 hours of professional development per
5191+22 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.
5192+23 However, for the 2021-2022 school year only, a licensee
5193+24 under this paragraph (3) is not required to complete an
5194+25 Illinois Administrators' Academy course.
5195+26 (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for
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5206+1 Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher
5207+2 designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of
5208+3 professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order
5209+4 to renew the license.
5210+5 (5) Licensees working in a position that does not
5211+6 require educator licensure or working in a position for
5212+7 less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be
5213+8 exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration
5214+9 fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the
5215+10 license.
5216+11 (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits
5217+12 from a State of Illinois retirement system shall be listed
5218+13 as retired, and the license shall be maintained in retired
5219+14 status. For any renewal cycle in which a licensee retires
5220+15 during the renewal cycle, the licensee must complete
5221+16 professional development activities on a prorated basis
5222+17 depending on the number of years during the renewal cycle
5223+18 the educator held an active license. If a licensee retires
5224+19 during a renewal cycle, the license status must be updated
5225+20 using ELIS indicating that the licensee wishes to maintain
5226+21 the license in retired status and the licensee must show
5227+22 proof of completion of professional development activities
5228+23 on a prorated basis for all years of that renewal cycle for
5229+24 which the license was active. An individual with a license
5230+25 in retired status shall not be required to complete
5231+26 professional development activities until returning to a
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5241+ SB3156 Enrolled - 147 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5242+1 position that requires educator licensure. Upon returning
5243+2 to work in a position that requires the Professional
5244+3 Educator License, the license status shall immediately be
5245+4 updated using ELIS and the licensee shall complete renewal
5246+5 requirements for that year. A retired teacher, even if
5247+6 returning to a position that requires educator licensure,
5248+7 shall not be required to pay registration fees. A license
5249+8 in retired status cannot lapse. Beginning on January 6,
5250+9 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-920) through
5251+10 December 31, 2017, any licensee who has retired and whose
5252+11 license has lapsed for failure to renew as provided in
5253+12 this Section may reinstate that license and maintain it in
5254+13 retired status upon providing proof to the State Board of
5255+14 Education using ELIS that the licensee is retired and is
5256+15 not working in a position that requires a Professional
5257+16 Educator License.
5258+17 (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional
5259+18 development hours were required, but not fulfilled, the
5260+19 licensee shall complete any missed hours to total the
5261+20 minimum professional development hours required in this
5262+21 Section prior to September 1 of that year. Professional
5263+22 development hours used to fulfill the minimum required
5264+23 hours for a renewal cycle may be used for only one renewal
5265+24 cycle. For any fiscal year or renewal cycle in which an
5266+25 Illinois Administrators' Academy course was required but
5267+26 not completed, the licensee shall complete any missed
5268+
5269+
5270+
5271+
5272+
5273+ SB3156 Enrolled - 147 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5274+
5275+
5276+SB3156 Enrolled- 148 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 148 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5277+ SB3156 Enrolled - 148 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5278+1 Illinois Administrators' Academy courses prior to
5279+2 September 1 of that year. The licensee may complete all
5280+3 deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' Academy
5281+4 courses while continuing to work in a position that
5282+5 requires that license until September 1 of that year.
5283+6 (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the
5284+7 professional development renewal requirements set forth in
5285+8 this Section at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is
5286+9 ineligible to register his or her license and may submit
5287+10 an appeal to the State Superintendent of Education for
5288+11 reinstatement of the license.
5289+12 (9) If professional development opportunities were
5290+13 unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were
5291+14 unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond
5292+15 August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be
5293+16 submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the
5294+17 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an
5295+18 extension is approved, the license shall remain valid
5296+19 during the extension period.
5297+20 (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to
5298+21 December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
5299+22 98-610) shall commence the annual renewal process with the
5300+23 first scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013
5301+24 (the effective date of Public Act 98-610).
5302+25 (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
5303+26 subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required
5304+
5305+
5306+
5307+
5308+
5309+ SB3156 Enrolled - 148 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5310+
5311+
5312+SB3156 Enrolled- 149 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 149 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5313+ SB3156 Enrolled - 149 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5314+1 number of professional development hours during a renewal
5315+2 cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned
5316+3 from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the
5317+4 renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must
5318+5 be applied to the next renewal cycle. Illinois
5319+6 Administrators' Academy courses or hours earned in those
5320+7 courses may not be carried over.
5321+8 (e-5) The number of professional development hours
5322+9 required under subsection (e) is reduced by 20% for any
5323+10 renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year.
5324+11 (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to
5325+12 the required questions under penalty of perjury.
5326+13 (f-5) The State Board of Education shall conduct random
5327+14 audits of licensees to verify a licensee's fulfillment of the
5328+15 professional development hours required under this Section.
5329+16 Upon completion of a random audit, if it is determined by the
5330+17 State Board of Education that the licensee did not complete
5331+18 the required number of professional development hours or did
5332+19 not provide sufficient proof of completion, the licensee shall
5333+20 be notified that his or her license has lapsed. A license that
5334+21 has lapsed under this subsection may be reinstated as provided
5335+22 in subsection (b).
5336+23 (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved
5337+24 to provide professional development activities for the renewal
5338+25 of Professional Educator Licenses:
5339+26 (1) The State Board of Education.
5340+
5341+
5342+
5343+
5344+
5345+ SB3156 Enrolled - 149 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5346+
5347+
5348+SB3156 Enrolled- 150 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 150 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5349+ SB3156 Enrolled - 150 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5350+1 (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate
5351+2 service centers.
5352+3 (3) Illinois professional associations representing
5353+4 the following groups that are approved by the State
5354+5 Superintendent of Education:
5355+6 (A) school administrators;
5356+7 (B) principals;
5357+8 (C) school business officials;
5358+9 (D) teachers, including special education
5359+10 teachers;
5360+11 (E) school boards;
5361+12 (F) school districts;
5362+13 (G) parents; and
5363+14 (H) school service personnel.
5364+15 (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher
5365+16 education that offer Illinois-approved educator
5366+17 preparation programs and public community colleges subject
5367+18 to the Public Community College Act.
5368+19 (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools
5369+20 authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint
5370+21 educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this
5371+22 Code for the purposes of providing career and technical
5372+23 education or special education services.
5373+24 (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December
5374+25 31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has
5375+26 had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board
5376+
5377+
5378+
5379+
5380+
5381+ SB3156 Enrolled - 150 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5382+
5383+
5384+SB3156 Enrolled- 151 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 151 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5385+ SB3156 Enrolled - 151 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5386+1 of Education to provide professional development services
5387+2 in the area of English Learning to Illinois school
5388+3 districts, teachers, or administrators.
5389+4 (7) State agencies, State boards, and State
5390+5 commissions.
5391+6 (8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum
5392+7 Disposition of Property Act.
5393+8 (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this
5394+9 Section shall make available professional development
5395+10 opportunities that satisfy at least one of the following:
5396+11 (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and
5397+12 district leaders who guide continuous professional
5398+13 development;
5399+14 (2) improve the learning of students;
5400+15 (3) organize adults into learning communities whose
5401+16 goals are aligned with those of the school and district;
5402+17 (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;
5403+18 (5) provide educators with research-based
5404+19 instructional strategies to assist students in meeting
5405+20 rigorous academic standards;
5406+21 (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various
5407+22 types of classroom assessments;
5408+23 (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the
5409+24 intended goals;
5410+25 (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to
5411+26 collaborate;
5412+
5413+
5414+
5415+
5416+
5417+ SB3156 Enrolled - 151 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5418+
5419+
5420+SB3156 Enrolled- 152 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 152 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5421+ SB3156 Enrolled - 152 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5422+1 (9) prepare educators to apply research to decision
5423+2 making;
5424+3 (10) provide educators with training on inclusive
5425+4 practices in the classroom that examines instructional and
5426+5 behavioral strategies that improve academic and
5427+6 social-emotional outcomes for all students, with or
5428+7 without disabilities, in a general education setting; or
5429+8 (11) beginning on July 1, 2022, provide educators with
5430+9 training on the physical and mental health needs of
5431+10 students, student safety, educator ethics, professional
5432+11 conduct, and other topics that address the well-being of
5433+12 students and improve the academic and social-emotional
5434+13 outcomes of students.
5435+14 (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this
5436+15 Section shall do the following:
5437+16 (1) align professional development activities to the
5438+17 State-approved national standards for professional
5439+18 learning;
5440+19 (2) meet the professional development criteria for
5441+20 Illinois licensure renewal;
5442+21 (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains
5443+22 how it aligns to State standards and identify the
5444+23 assessment for determining the expected impact on student
5445+24 learning or school improvement;
5446+25 (4) maintain original documentation for completion of
5447+26 activities;
5448+
5449+
5450+
5451+
5452+
5453+ SB3156 Enrolled - 152 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5454+
5455+
5456+SB3156 Enrolled- 153 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 153 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5457+ SB3156 Enrolled - 153 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5458+1 (5) provide license holders with evidence of
5459+2 completion of activities;
5460+3 (6) request an Illinois Educator Identification Number
5461+4 (IEIN) for each educator during each professional
5462+5 development activity; and
5463+6 (7) beginning on July 1, 2019, register annually with
5464+7 the State Board of Education prior to offering any
5465+8 professional development opportunities in the current
5466+9 fiscal year.
5467+10 (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual
5468+11 audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school
5469+12 districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of
5470+13 education and intermediate service centers. The State Board of
5471+14 Education shall ensure that each approved provider, except for
5472+15 a school district, is audited at least once every 5 years. The
5473+16 State Board of Education may conduct more frequent audits of
5474+17 providers if evidence suggests the requirements of this
5475+18 Section or administrative rules are not being met.
5476+19 (1) (Blank).
5477+20 (2) Approved providers shall comply with the
5478+21 requirements in subsections (h) and (i) of this Section by
5479+22 annually submitting data to the State Board of Education
5480+23 demonstrating how the professional development activities
5481+24 impacted one or more of the following:
5482+25 (A) educator and student growth in regards to
5483+26 content knowledge or skills, or both;
5484+
5485+
5486+
5487+
5488+
5489+ SB3156 Enrolled - 153 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5490+
5491+
5492+SB3156 Enrolled- 154 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 154 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5493+ SB3156 Enrolled - 154 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5494+1 (B) educator and student social and emotional
5495+2 growth; or
5496+3 (C) alignment to district or school improvement
5497+4 plans.
5498+5 (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review
5499+6 the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,
5500+7 regional offices of education, and intermediate service
5501+8 centers in audits conducted under this subsection (j) to
5502+9 determine if the approved provider has met the criteria
5503+10 and should continue to be an approved provider or if
5504+11 further action should be taken as provided in rules.
5505+12 (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal
5506+13 cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each
5507+14 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional
5508+15 development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed
5509+16 and entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the
5510+17 registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or
5511+18 debit card.
5512+19 (l) Any professional educator licensee endorsed for school
5513+20 support personnel who is employed and performing services in
5514+21 Illinois public schools and who holds an active and current
5515+22 professional license issued by the Department of Financial and
5516+23 Professional Regulation or a national certification board, as
5517+24 approved by the State Board of Education, related to the
5518+25 endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License shall
5519+26 be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional
5520+
5521+
5522+
5523+
5524+
5525+ SB3156 Enrolled - 154 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5526+
5527+
5528+SB3156 Enrolled- 155 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 155 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5529+ SB3156 Enrolled - 155 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5530+1 development requirements provided for in this Section. Such
5531+2 individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to
5532+3 renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who
5533+4 does not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial
5534+5 and Professional Regulation shall complete professional
5535+6 development requirements for the renewal of a Professional
5536+7 Educator License provided for in this Section.
5537+8 (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and
5538+9 Licensure Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of
5539+10 notice from the State Superintendent of Education that a
5540+11 license will not be renewed based upon failure to complete the
5541+12 requirements of this Section. A licensee may appeal that
5542+13 decision to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
5543+14 in a manner prescribed by rule.
5544+15 (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State
5545+16 Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be
5546+17 sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
5547+18 State Board of Education.
5548+19 (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
5549+20 shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license
5550+21 within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to
5551+22 determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of
5552+23 this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure
5553+24 Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its
5554+25 determination based upon the record of review, which shall
5555+26 consist of the following:
5556+
5557+
5558+
5559+
5560+
5561+ SB3156 Enrolled - 155 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5562+
5563+
5564+SB3156 Enrolled- 156 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 156 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5565+ SB3156 Enrolled - 156 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5566+1 (A) the regional superintendent of education's
5567+2 rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,
5568+3 if applicable;
5569+4 (B) any evidence submitted to the State
5570+5 Superintendent along with the individual's electronic
5571+6 statement of assurance for renewal; and
5572+7 (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for
5573+8 nonrenewal of the license.
5574+9 (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
5575+10 shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding
5576+11 license renewal by certified mail, return receipt
5577+12 requested, no later than 30 days after reaching a
5578+13 decision. Upon receipt of notification of renewal, the
5579+14 licensee, using ELIS, shall pay the applicable
5580+15 registration fee for the next cycle using a form of credit
5581+16 or debit card.
5582+17 (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be
5583+18 necessary to implement this Section.
5584+19 (Source: P.A. 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; 102-710, eff. 4-27-22;
5585+20 102-730, eff. 5-6-22; 102-852, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff.
5586+21 6-30-23.)
5587+22 (105 ILCS 5/21B-50)
5588+23 Sec. 21B-50. Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
5589+24 Teachers.
5590+25 (a) There is established an alternative educator licensure
5591+
5592+
5593+
5594+
5595+
5596+ SB3156 Enrolled - 156 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5597+
5598+
5599+SB3156 Enrolled- 157 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 157 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5600+ SB3156 Enrolled - 157 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5601+1 program, to be known as the Alternative Educator Licensure
5602+2 Program for Teachers.
5603+3 (b) The Alternative Educator Licensure Program for
5604+4 Teachers may be offered by a recognized institution approved
5605+5 to offer educator preparation programs by the State Board of
5606+6 Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
5607+7 and Licensure Board.
5608+8 The program shall be comprised of up to 3 phases:
5609+9 (1) A course of study that at a minimum includes
5610+10 instructional planning; instructional strategies,
5611+11 including special education, reading, and English language
5612+12 learning; classroom management; and the assessment of
5613+13 students and use of data to drive instruction.
5614+14 (2) A year of residency, which is a candidate's
5615+15 assignment to a full-time teaching position or as a
5616+16 co-teacher for one full school year. An individual must
5617+17 hold an Educator License with Stipulations with an
5618+18 alternative provisional educator endorsement in order to
5619+19 enter the residency. In residency, the candidate must: be
5620+20 assigned an effective, fully licensed teacher by the
5621+21 principal or principal equivalent to act as a mentor and
5622+22 coach the candidate through residency, complete additional
5623+23 program requirements that address required State and
5624+24 national standards, pass the State Board's teacher
5625+25 performance assessment, if required under Section 21B-30,
5626+26 and be recommended by the principal or qualified
5627+
5628+
5629+
5630+
5631+
5632+ SB3156 Enrolled - 157 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5633+
5634+
5635+SB3156 Enrolled- 158 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 158 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5636+ SB3156 Enrolled - 158 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5637+1 equivalent of a principal, as required under subsection
5638+2 (d) of this Section, and the program coordinator to be
5639+3 recommended for full licensure or to continue with a
5640+4 second year of the residency.
5641+5 (3) (Blank).
5642+6 (4) A comprehensive assessment of the candidate's
5643+7 teaching effectiveness, as evaluated by the principal or
5644+8 qualified equivalent of a principal, as required under
5645+9 subsection (d) of this Section, and the program
5646+10 coordinator, at the end of either the first or the second
5647+11 year of residency. If there is disagreement between the 2
5648+12 evaluators about the candidate's teaching effectiveness at
5649+13 the end of the first year of residency, a second year of
5650+14 residency shall be required. If there is disagreement
5651+15 between the 2 evaluators at the end of the second year of
5652+16 residency, the candidate may complete one additional year
5653+17 of residency teaching under a professional development
5654+18 plan developed by the principal or qualified equivalent
5655+19 and the preparation program. At the completion of the
5656+20 third year, a candidate must have positive evaluations and
5657+21 a recommendation for full licensure from both the
5658+22 principal or qualified equivalent and the program
5659+23 coordinator or no Professional Educator License shall be
5660+24 issued.
5661+25 Successful completion of the program shall be deemed to
5662+26 satisfy any other practice or student teaching and content
5663+
5664+
5665+
5666+
5667+
5668+ SB3156 Enrolled - 158 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5669+
5670+
5671+SB3156 Enrolled- 159 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 159 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5672+ SB3156 Enrolled - 159 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5673+1 matter requirements established by law.
5674+2 (c) An alternative provisional educator endorsement on an
5675+3 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for up to 2 years
5676+4 of teaching in the public schools, including without
5677+5 limitation a preschool educational program under Section
5678+6 2-3.71 of this Code or charter school, or in a
5679+7 State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief
5680+8 administrator is required to have the licensure necessary to
5681+9 be a principal in a public school in this State and in which a
5682+10 majority of the teachers are required to have the licensure
5683+11 necessary to be instructors in a public school in this State,
5684+12 but may be renewed for a third year if needed to complete the
5685+13 Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers. The
5686+14 endorsement shall be issued only once to an individual who
5687+15 meets all of the following requirements:
5688+16 (1) Has graduated from a regionally accredited college
5689+17 or university with a bachelor's degree or higher.
5690+18 (2) (Blank).
5691+19 (3) Has completed a major in the content area if
5692+20 seeking a middle or secondary level endorsement or, if
5693+21 seeking an early childhood, elementary, or special
5694+22 education endorsement, has completed a major in the
5695+23 content area of early childhood reading, English/language
5696+24 arts, mathematics, or one of the sciences. If the
5697+25 individual does not have a major in a content area for any
5698+26 level of teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to
5699+
5700+
5701+
5702+
5703+
5704+ SB3156 Enrolled - 159 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5705+
5706+
5707+SB3156 Enrolled- 160 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 160 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5708+ SB3156 Enrolled - 160 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5709+1 the State Board of Education to be reviewed for
5710+2 equivalency.
5711+3 (4) Has successfully completed phase (1) of subsection
5712+4 (b) of this Section.
5713+5 (5) Has passed a content area test required for the
5714+6 specific endorsement for admission into the program, as
5715+7 required under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
5716+8 A candidate possessing the alternative provisional
5717+9 educator endorsement may receive a salary, benefits, and any
5718+10 other terms of employment offered to teachers in the school
5719+11 who are members of an exclusive bargaining representative, if
5720+12 any, but a school is not required to provide these benefits
5721+13 during the years of residency if the candidate is serving only
5722+14 as a co-teacher. If the candidate is serving as the teacher of
5723+15 record, the candidate must receive a salary, benefits, and any
5724+16 other terms of employment. Residency experiences must not be
5725+17 counted towards tenure.
5726+18 (d) The recognized institution offering the Alternative
5727+19 Educator Licensure Program for Teachers must partner with a
5728+20 school district, including without limitation a preschool
5729+21 educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code or
5730+22 charter school, or a State-recognized, nonpublic school in
5731+23 this State in which the chief administrator is required to
5732+24 have the licensure necessary to be a principal in a public
5733+25 school in this State and in which a majority of the teachers
5734+26 are required to have the licensure necessary to be instructors
5735+
5736+
5737+
5738+
5739+
5740+ SB3156 Enrolled - 160 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5741+
5742+
5743+SB3156 Enrolled- 161 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 161 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5744+ SB3156 Enrolled - 161 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5745+1 in a public school in this State. A recognized institution
5746+2 that partners with a public school district administering a
5747+3 preschool educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this
5748+4 Code must require a principal to recommend or evaluate
5749+5 candidates in the program. A recognized institution that
5750+6 partners with an eligible entity administering a preschool
5751+7 educational program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code and that
5752+8 is not a public school district must require a principal or
5753+9 qualified equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate
5754+10 candidates in the program. The program presented for approval
5755+11 by the State Board of Education must demonstrate the supports
5756+12 that are to be provided to assist the provisional teacher
5757+13 during the one-year 1-year or 2-year residency period and if
5758+14 the residency period is to be less than 2 years in length,
5759+15 assurances from the partner school districts to provide
5760+16 intensive mentoring and supports through at least the end of
5761+17 the second full year of teaching for educators who completed
5762+18 the Alternative Educator Educators Licensure Program for
5763+19 Teachers in less than 2 years. These supports must, at a
5764+20 minimum, provide additional contact hours with mentors during
5765+21 the first year of residency.
5766+22 (e) Upon completion of phases under paragraphs (1), (2),
5767+23 (4), and, if needed, (3) in subsection (b) of this Section and
5768+24 all assessments required under Section 21B-30 of this Code, an
5769+25 individual shall receive a Professional Educator License.
5770+26 (f) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
5771+
5772+
5773+
5774+
5775+
5776+ SB3156 Enrolled - 161 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5777+
5778+
5779+SB3156 Enrolled- 162 -LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b SB3156 Enrolled - 162 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5780+ SB3156 Enrolled - 162 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5781+1 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such
5782+2 rules as may be necessary to establish and implement the
5783+3 Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers.
5784+4 (Source: P.A. 103-111, eff. 6-29-23; 103-488, eff. 8-4-23;
5785+5 revised 9-1-23.)
5786+6 (105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2)
5787+7 Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age.
5788+8 (a) Any person having custody or control of a child who is
5789+9 below the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above and who
5790+10 is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in the
5791+11 public school shall cause the child to attend the public
5792+12 school in the district wherein he or she resides when it is in
5793+13 session during the regular school term, unless the child is
5794+14 excused under Section 26-1 of this Code.
5795+15 (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its
5796+16 secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has
5797+17 dropped out of school and who could not, because of age and
5798+18 lack of credits, attend classes during the normal school year
5799+19 and graduate before his or her twenty-first birthday. A
5800+20 district may, however, enroll the child in a graduation
5801+21 incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code or an
5802+22 alternative learning opportunities program established under
5803+23 Article 13B. No child shall be denied reenrollment for the
5804+24 above reasons unless the school district first offers the
5805+25 child due process as required in cases of expulsion under
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5815+ SB3156 Enrolled - 163 - LRB103 36143 RJT 66235 b
5816+1 Section 10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being
5817+2 provided with due process, the school district must provide
5818+3 counseling to that child and must direct that child to
5819+4 alternative educational programs, including adult education
5820+5 programs, that lead to graduation or receipt of a State of
5821+6 Illinois High School Diploma.
5822+7 (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a
5823+8 student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure
5824+9 to meet minimum attendance standards if all of the following
5825+10 conditions are met:
5826+11 (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20%
5827+12 or more of the attendance days in the semester immediately
5828+13 prior to the current semester.
5829+14 (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian
5830+15 are given written notice warning that the student is
5831+16 subject to denial from enrollment for one semester unless
5832+17 the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of
5833+18 the attendance days in the current semester.
5834+19 (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with
5835+20 the right to appeal the notice, as determined by the State
5836+21 Board of Education in accordance with due process.
5837+22 (4) The student is provided with attendance
5838+23 remediation services, including without limitation
5839+24 assessment, counseling, and support services.
5840+25 (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20%
5841+26 or more of the attendance days in the current semester.
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5852+1 A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a
5853+2 student (or reenrollment to a dropout) who is at least 17 years
5854+3 of age or older but below 19 years for more than one
5855+4 consecutive semester for failure to meet attendance standards.
5856+5 (d) No child may be denied reenrollment under this Section
5857+6 in violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
5858+7 Education Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
5859+8 (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a
5860+9 dropout who has reenrolled full-time in a public school. Each
5861+10 school district shall identify, track, and report on the
5862+11 educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a
5863+12 subset of the district's required reporting on all
5864+13 enrollments. A reenrolled student who again drops out must not
5865+14 be counted again against a district's dropout rate performance
5866+15 measure. The State Board of Education shall set performance
5867+16 standards for programs serving reenrolled students.
5868+17 (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
5869+18 necessary to implement the changes to this Section made by
5870+19 Public Act 93-803.
5871+20 (Source: P.A. 102-981, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;
5872+21 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
5873+22 (105 ILCS 5/27-22.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.2)
5874+23 Sec. 27-22.2. Career and technical Vocational education
5875+24 elective. Whenever the school board of any school district
5876+25 which maintains grades 9 through 12 establishes a list of
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5887+1 courses from which secondary school students each must elect
5888+2 at least one course, to be completed along with other course
5889+3 requirements as a pre-requisite to receiving a high school
5890+4 diploma, that school board must include on the list of such
5891+5 elective courses at least one course in career and technical
5892+6 vocational education.
5893+7 (Source: P.A. 84-1334; 84-1438.)
5894+8 (105 ILCS 5/34-8.05)
5895+9 Sec. 34-8.05. Reporting firearms in schools. On or after
5896+10 January 1, 1997, upon receipt of any written, electronic, or
5897+11 verbal report from any school personnel regarding a verified
5898+12 incident involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or
5899+13 leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or
5900+14 used by the school for the transport of students or school
5901+15 personnel, the general superintendent or his or her designee
5902+16 shall report all such firearm-related incidents occurring in a
5903+17 school or on school property to the local law enforcement
5904+18 authorities no later than 24 hours after the occurrence of the
5905+19 incident and to the Illinois State Police in a form, manner,
5906+20 and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois State Police.
5907+21 The general superintendent or the general superintendent's
5908+22 designee shall report any written, electronic, or verbal
5909+23 report of a verified incident involving a firearm to the State
5910+24 Board of Education through existing school incident reporting
5911+25 systems as they occur during the year by no later than July 31
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5922+1 for the previous school year. The State Board of Education
5923+2 shall report the data and make it available to the public via
5924+3 its website. The local law enforcement authority shall, by
5925+4 March 1 of each year, report the required data from the
5926+5 previous year to the Illinois State Police's Illinois Uniform
5927+6 Crime Reporting Program, which shall be included in its annual
5928+7 Crime in Illinois report.
5929+8 The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
5930+9 statistical compilation and related data associated with
5931+10 incidents involving firearms in schools from the Illinois
5932+11 State Police. As used in this Section, the term "firearm"
5933+12 shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the
5934+13 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
5935+14 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
5936+15 Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
5937+16 changing Sections 45 and 50 as follows:
5938+17 (105 ILCS 128/45)
5939+18 Sec. 45. Threat assessment procedure.
5940+19 (a) Each school district must implement a threat
5941+20 assessment procedure that may be part of a school board policy
5942+21 on targeted school violence prevention. The procedure must
5943+22 include the creation of a threat assessment team. The team
5944+23 must include at least one law enforcement official and
5945+24 cross-disciplinary representatives of the district who are
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5956+1 most directly familiar with the mental and behavioral health
5957+2 needs of students and staff. Such cross-disciplinary
5958+3 representatives may include all of the following members:
5959+4 (1) An administrator employed by the school district
5960+5 or a special education cooperative that serves the school
5961+6 district and is available to serve.
5962+7 (2) A teacher employed by the school district or a
5963+8 special education cooperative that serves the school
5964+9 district and is available to serve.
5965+10 (3) A school counselor employed by the school district
5966+11 or a special education cooperative that serves the school
5967+12 district and is available to serve.
5968+13 (4) A school psychologist employed by the school
5969+14 district or a special education cooperative that serves
5970+15 the school district and is available to serve.
5971+16 (5) A school social worker employed by the school
5972+17 district or a special education cooperative that serves
5973+18 the school district and is available to serve.
5974+19 (6) (Blank). At least one law enforcement official.
5975+20 If a school district is unable to establish a threat
5976+21 assessment team with school district staff and resources, it
5977+22 may utilize a regional behavioral threat assessment and
5978+23 intervention team that includes mental health professionals
5979+24 and representatives from the State, county, and local law
5980+25 enforcement agencies.
5981+26 (b) A school district shall establish the threat
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5992+1 assessment team under this Section no later than 180 days
5993+2 after August 23, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
5994+3 101-455) and must implement an initial threat assessment
5995+4 procedure no later than 120 days after August 23, 2019 (the
5996+5 effective date of Public Act 101-455). Each year prior to the
5997+6 start of the school year, the school board shall file the
5998+7 threat assessment procedure and a list identifying the members
5999+8 of the school district's threat assessment team or regional
6000+9 behavior threat assessment and intervention team with (i) a
6001+10 local law enforcement agency and (ii) the regional office of
6002+11 education or, with respect to a school district organized
6003+12 under Article 34 of the School Code, the State Board of
6004+13 Education.
6005+14 (b-5) A charter school operating under a charter issued by
6006+15 a local board of education may adhere to the local board's
6007+16 threat assessment procedure or may implement its own threat
6008+17 assessment procedure in full compliance with the requirements
6009+18 of this Section. The charter agreement shall specify in detail
6010+19 how threat assessment procedures will be determined for the
6011+20 charter school.
6012+21 (b-10) A special education cooperative operating under a
6013+22 joint agreement must implement its own threat assessment
6014+23 procedure in full compliance with the requirements of this
6015+24 Section, including the creation of a threat assessment team,
6016+25 which may consist of individuals employed by the member
6017+26 districts. The procedure must include actions the special
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6028+1 education cooperative will take in partnership with its member
6029+2 districts to address a threat.
6030+3 (c) Any sharing of student information under this Section
6031+4 must comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and
6032+5 Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois School Student Records
6033+6 Act.
6034+7 (d) (Blank).
6035+8 (Source: P.A. 102-791, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22;
6036+9 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)
6037+10 (105 ILCS 128/50)
6038+11 Sec. 50. Crisis response mapping data grants.
6039+12 (a) Subject to appropriation, a public school district, a
6040+13 charter school, a special education cooperative or district,
6041+14 an education for employment system, a State-approved area
6042+15 career center, a public university laboratory school, the
6043+16 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, the Department of
6044+17 Juvenile Justice School District, a regional office of
6045+18 education, the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Illinois
6046+19 School for the Visually Impaired, the Philip J. Rock Center
6047+20 and School, an early childhood or preschool program supported
6048+21 by the Early Childhood Block Grant, or any other public school
6049+22 entity designated by the State Board of Education by rule, may
6050+23 apply to the State Board of Education or the State Board of
6051+24 Education or the State Board's designee for a grant to obtain
6052+25 crisis response mapping data and to provide copies of the
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6063+1 crisis response mapping data to appropriate local, county,
6064+2 State, and federal first responders for use in response to
6065+3 emergencies. The crisis response mapping data shall be stored
6066+4 and provided in an electronic or digital format to assist
6067+5 first responders in responding to emergencies at the school.
6068+6 (b) Subject to appropriation, including funding for any
6069+7 administrative costs reasonably incurred by the State Board of
6070+8 Education or the State Board's designee in the administration
6071+9 of the grant program described by this Section, the State
6072+10 Board shall provide grants to any entity in subsection (a)
6073+11 upon approval of an application submitted by the entity to
6074+12 cover the costs incurred in obtaining crisis response mapping
6075+13 data under this Section. The grant application must include
6076+14 crisis response mapping data for all schools under the
6077+15 jurisdiction of the entity submitting the application,
6078+16 including, in the case of a public school district, any
6079+17 charter schools authorized by the school board for the school
6080+18 district.
6081+19 (c) To be eligible for a grant under this Section, the
6082+20 crisis response mapping data must, at a minimum:
6083+21 (1) be compatible and integrate into security software
6084+22 platforms in use by the specific school for which the data
6085+23 is provided without requiring local law enforcement
6086+24 agencies or the school district to purchase additional
6087+25 software or requiring the integration of third-party
6088+26 software to view the data;
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6099+1 (2) be compatible with security software platforms in
6100+2 use by the specific school for which the data is provided
6101+3 without requiring local public safety agencies or the
6102+4 school district to purchase additional software or
6103+5 requiring the integration of third-party software to view
6104+6 the data;
6105+7 (3) be capable of being provided in a printable
6106+8 format;
6107+9 (4) be verified for accuracy by an on-site
6108+10 walk-through of the school building and grounds;
6109+11 (5) be oriented to true north;
6110+12 (6) be overlaid on current aerial imagery or plans of
6111+13 the school building;
6112+14 (7) contain site-specific labeling that matches the
6113+15 structure of the school building, including room labels,
6114+16 hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers and
6115+17 the location of hazards, critical utilities, key boxes,
6116+18 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits, and
6117+19 that matches the school grounds, including parking areas,
6118+20 athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring
6119+21 properties; and
6120+22 (8) be overlaid with gridded x/y coordinates.
6121+23 (d) Subject to appropriation, the crisis response mapping
6122+24 data may be reviewed annually to update the data as necessary.
6123+25 (e) Crisis response mapping data obtained pursuant to this
6124+26 Section are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the
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6135+1 Freedom of Information Act.
6136+2 (f) The State Board may adopt rules to implement the
6137+3 provisions of this Section.
6138+4 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; revised 1-20-24.)
6139+5 Section 15. The Vocational Education Act is amended by
6140+6 changing Section 2.1 as follows:
6141+7 (105 ILCS 435/2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 697.1)
6142+8 Sec. 2.1. Gender Equity Advisory Committee.
6143+9 (a) The Superintendent of the State Board of Education
6144+10 shall appoint a Gender Equity Advisory Committee consisting of
6145+11 at least 9 members to advise and consult with the State Board
6146+12 of Education and the State Board of Education's gender equity
6147+13 liaison coordinator in all aspects relating to ensuring that
6148+14 all students have equal educational opportunities to pursue
6149+15 high wage, high skill, and in-demand occupations leading to
6150+16 economic self-sufficiency.
6151+17 (b) Membership shall include, without limitation, one
6152+18 regional career and technical education system director with
6153+19 experience in gender equity coordinator, 2 State Board of
6154+20 Education employees, an appointee of the Director of Labor,
6155+21 and 5 citizen appointees who have expertise in one or more of
6156+22 the following areas: nontraditional training and placement; ,
6157+23 service delivery to single parents; , service delivery to
6158+24 displaced homemakers; , service delivery to female, male, and
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6169+1 nonbinary teens; , service delivery to students of color;
6170+2 service delivery to members of special populations, including,
6171+3 but not limited to, individuals from economically
6172+4 disadvantaged families, English learners, individuals with
6173+5 disabilities, individuals who are out of the workforce,
6174+6 individuals experiencing homelessness, migrants, individuals
6175+7 in foster care, and military students; business and industry
6176+8 experience; , and career and technical education
6177+9 Education-to-Careers experience. Membership also may include
6178+10 employees from the Department of Commerce and Economic
6179+11 Opportunity, the Department of Human Services, and the
6180+12 Illinois Community College Board who have expertise in one or
6181+13 more of the areas listed in this subsection (b) for the citizen
6182+14 appointees. Appointments shall be made taking into
6183+15 consideration expertise of services provided in secondary,
6184+16 postsecondary, and community-based community based programs.
6185+17 (c) Members shall initially be appointed to one-year one
6186+18 year terms commencing in January 1, 1990, and thereafter,
6187+19 until January 1, 2025, to 2-year two year terms commencing on
6188+20 January 1 of each odd numbered year. Beginning on January 1,
6189+21 2025, members shall be appointed as follows. The career and
6190+22 technical education system director appointee, one State Board
6191+23 of Education appointee, the appointee of the Director of
6192+24 Labor, and 2 citizen appointees, as determined by the State
6193+25 Superintendent of Education, shall initially be appointed to
6194+26 3-year terms and thereafter to 2-year terms; the remaining
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6205+1 members of the committee shall initially and thereafter be
6206+2 appointed to 2-year terms; and all terms shall commence on
6207+3 January 1.
6208+4 Vacancies shall be filled as prescribed in subsection (b)
6209+5 for the remainder of the unexpired term.
6210+6 (d) At the first meeting following the start of each
6211+7 calendar year, the Each newly appointed committee shall elect
6212+8 a Chair and Secretary from its members to serve until the first
6213+9 meeting of the subsequent calendar year. Members shall serve
6214+10 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses
6215+11 incurred in the performance of their duties. The Committee
6216+12 shall meet at least bi-annually and at other times at the call
6217+13 of the Chair or at the request of the State Board of
6218+14 Education's
48426219 gender equity liaison coordinator.
4843-(e) On or before December 15, 2023, the Committee shall
4844-submit recommendations to the Governor, General Assembly, and
4845-State Board of Education regarding how school districts and
4846-the State Board of Education can better support historically
4847-disadvantaged males, including African American students and
4848-other students of color, to ensure educational equity.
4849-(f) On and after December 31, 2023, subsection (e) is
4850-inoperative.
4851-(Source: P.A. 102-863, eff. 1-1-23.)
4852-Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
4853-changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
4854-
4855-
4856-that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4857-represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
4858-not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
4859-made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
4860-Public Act.
6220+15 (e) On or before December 15, 2023, the Committee shall
6221+16 submit recommendations to the Governor, General Assembly, and
6222+17 State Board of Education regarding how school districts and
6223+18 the State Board of Education can better support historically
6224+19 disadvantaged males, including African American students and
6225+20 other students of color, to ensure educational equity.
6226+21 (f) On and after December 31, 2023, subsection (e) is
6227+22 inoperative.
6228+23 (Source: P.A. 102-863, eff. 1-1-23.)
6229+24 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
6230+25 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
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6241+1 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
6242+2 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
6243+3 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6244+4 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
6245+5 Public Act.
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